Resources

An agreement between the Scottish Government, Defra, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and its supermarket members.

WRAP have produced a series of step-by-step guides aimed at encouraging more partnerships between local authorities, waste management companies and third sector organisations to deliver more re-use.

The Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) brings together clothing retailers, brands, suppliers, local authority representatives, recyclers, charities, trade bodies and the public sector to reduce the environmental footprint of clothing.

The value of unused clothing in wardrobes has been estimated at around £30 billion. It is also estimated £140 million worth of clothing goes into landfill each year.

These estimates suggest there is an opportunity for local authorities to divert clothing waste away from disposal by promoting better care for clothing and alternative management options. Local authorities also have a role to play in providing advice on extending the life of clothes through enhanced care, re-use and recycling.

WRAP has produced this guide to help health, safety and environment managers; or others with management responsibilities to improve the efficiency of their organisation’s use of resources – e.g. raw materials, water, energy – as a means of improving the performance of their business.

A guide about establishing re-use as a strategic priority for local authorities and their partners.  It provides a step-by-step approach for building a case for a re-use strategy and the environmental, social and economic benefits this can bring. 

The United Kingdom faces substantial economic challenges in its use of labour and scarce natural resources. While the economy has significantly increased its resource efficiency in recent years, supply risks in an increasingly competitive context mean that better use of natural resources is needed.

This report provides an assessment of how food waste levels have changed historically in the UK, and the potential impact of a range of ‘exogenous’ factors and interventions on food waste levels in the future.

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.

This case study describes the benefits of re-use for domestic furniture products.

In this section you will find the Quality and Environmental (Q&E) manual template which can be used to set up your company’s manual.

You will also find sample templates for ISO 14001 implementation which have been generically completed as far as possible for MRF operations. The templates include procedures and record forms that are known to meet the requirements of the ISO standard as well as align with the needs of the MRF industry. Key templates also include explanations within the text to assist the user in understanding what site-specific information may be required.

Please save all documents and manuals to your own computer before making any amends.