Resources

This situational analysis section looks at how to develop a situational analysis using the information you gathered in section 1. A situational analysis takes a snapshot view of your organisation or situation and where things stand at a particular point in time. 

This section takes you through the stages of developing your communications brand and its identity, the tone of voice for your communications and explains how to link to the national Recycle Now campaign brand to get the most out of it. 

This planning your activities section looks at the process of putting your ideas into a coherent implementation plan and provides you with a mechanism to ensure that all activities are completed on time and within budget. 

In 2012, WRAP undertook a consumer survey and qualitative discussion groups to identify barriers to, and opportunities for, food and drink waste prevention in restaurants, pubs, quick service restaurants, hotels, staff restaurants and leisure venues.

This guide is intended for Research and Development Directors within retailers, brand-owners and manufacturers. It provides guidance for product design and development teams to initiate and develop a process for embedding sustainability in product design in R&D programmes.

This report describes research that models the impact of purchases and consumption on waste levels. The model simulates a household over time and estimates the impact on waste levels of various decisions made relating to shopping, storing and consumption of milk.

In September 2011, Unilever Food Solutions, in partnership with the Sustainable Restaurant Association, launched the ‘United Against Waste Toolkit’ to help the food service industry reduce its food waste.

Workers carrying out collections of glass for recycling can be exposed to high levels of noise. This report provides information to employers and client authorities on the noise levels experienced by waste collection operatives on a variety of collection systems.

Beverage production creates organic arisings, the bulk of which is classed as a by-product. The majority of this material is used as animal feed but different recovery options are available.

This tool enables you to estimate the environmental and economic impacts of re-using selected products in the UK.

An update to the 2006 report, reviewing high quality Life Cycle Assessments from around the world to assess the impact of alternative waste management options for a range of materials, and discuss the findings for each material in the context of the UK.