Resources

The circular economy as a route to opportunity

In ‘Smart Growth: the economic case for the circular economy’ produced in WRAP’s capacity as a member of the Business in the Community (BITC)’s Circular Economy Taskforce, we research and summarise the economic case for moving towards a circular economy in the UK.

A summary of pilot projects looking at the local business case for adopting common service profiles consistent with the Framework for greater consistency in household recycling in England.

A preliminary study on strawberries and lettuces

Sustainable Development Goals

Momentum growing, but more still needed

This report demonstrates our latest research on the opportunities for businesses in the Electrical and Electronic Equipment sector in using resources more sustainably.

This report presents the results of the 2015 Food and Drink Federation (FDF) members’ survey of food and packaging waste arisings. The main objective of the survey was to determine whether the FDF membership had achieved its Five-Fold Environmental Ambition target of sending zero  food and packaging waste to landfill by (or before) the end of 2015.

Prepared on behalf of Champions 12.3, The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste analyses the financial impacts of historical food loss and waste reduction efforts.

Prepared on behalf of Champions 12.3, The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste analyses the financial impacts of historical food loss and waste reduction efforts.

Progress made by retailers & brands in helping people buy the right amounts of food, and to make better use of the food they buy.

This research and development project has identified a number of solutions that would reduce contamination in the recycling process and enable the production of milk bottles that are visually acceptable with at least 30% rHDPE content.