Resources
An increasing number of local authorities are adding non-bottle rigid plastic packaging, comprising pots, tubs and trays, to existing kerbside recycling schemes. We have produced a guide which sets out key considerations, benefits and options of taking this approach.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Collections & recycling
- Dry materials
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
In this project, WRAP investigated the scope to increase the proportion of recycled fibre used by magazine publishing to ensure long-term end markets for recovered fibre. Increased demand and use of recycled content paper will increase the diversion of paper from landfill, and improve the likelihood of investment in new recycled content paper capacity.
- Collections & recycling
- Dry materials
- Manufacturers
The Publicly Available Specification 111 (BSI PAS 111:2012) for processing wood waste was commissioned by WRAP in collaboration with the British Standards Institution (BSI) and extensive consultation with the wood recycling industry.
- Collections & recycling
- Dry materials
- Manufacturers
A study into the plastic packaging composition arriving at MRFs from established mixed plastics collections.
- Waste management and end markets
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Dry materials
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
A case study researching potential improvements in the reprocessing of glass container contents through Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs).
- Collections & recycling
- Dry materials
- Waste management and reprocessors
A case study detailing the success Reading’s Material Recycling Facility (MRF) is having with its automatically sorted plastics.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Dry materials
- Manufacturers
A communications activity to develop best practice guidance for capturing metals at the kerbside between WRAP, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and the Beverage Can Makers Europe (and their partners Novelis Recycling and Tata Steel).
- Collections & recycling
- Consistency in collections
- Service design
- Communicating with residents
- Contamination prevention
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Dry materials
- Local Authorities
There are a number of relevant reports and resources concerning glass collection available for both collectors and businesses. These may help you consider your role in the process.
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Commercial waste
- Dry materials
- Hospitality and food service
- Local Authorities
This case study describes how the Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) has successfully introduced the collection of PTTs at the kerbside, as part of a strategic review of its recycling and waste services.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Dry materials
- Waste management and reprocessors
This report provides bulk density data for commonly collected material streams, taking into account container types and how the materials are collected (vehicle types). It provides data that will be useful in planning and managing collection and handling systems for recyclable materials.
- Collections & recycling
- Service design
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Dry materials
- Recovered materials markets
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities