Resources

This visual guide has been produced to help illustrate examples of how the recommendations in this guidance could look, be applied and, specifically, which labelling and design features are most effective in helping consumers reduce fresh chicken waste.

A guide for local authorities to help determine, implement and optimise efficient and effective commercial recycling collection services, including examples of good practice, an overview of relevant legislation and evidence-based approaches to assessing and improving performance.

If you’re interested in collecting cartons from households for recycling, this guide can help you weigh up your options.

The Sustainable Clothing Guide is a practical guide to help brands and retailers to enhance the durability and quality of the clothing they produce.

National agreement from the recycling industry on what can and cannot be collected for recycling from householders and how those materials should be presented for collection.

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) is a type of resin commonly used in plastics bottles. It is widely used in the UK for fresh milk bottles, shampoo and detergent bottles.

Of the 306,000 tonnes of plastic bottles captured for recycling through local authority collections in 2011, HDPE bottles make up almost 50% of the stream. In the UK, in 2010, 76% of HDPE milk bottles were recycled.

These guidelines have been written to help composters who want to supply the horticultural growing media market meet the quality standards required by this sector. 

This report details a ADAS project, in collaboration with TRADA Technology, to determine the feasibility of composting wood and/or cardboard waste with Civic Amenity green waste or kerbside-collected green waste and kitchen waste.

WRAP's Market Snapshot provides an overview of recent developments in recovered material markets and is updated on a regular basis.  This report can provide you with an essential insight into and market intelligence from the recycling sector.

Download the latest report: April 2019 >>

The Working Group will seek to address the challenge of increasing the amounts of food surplus redistributed, through sharing best practice, identifying barriers and opportunities, overseeing the development of relevant new resources and research and approaches to monitoring progress.

‘PAS110’ was developed by WRAP to help create a market for the use of anaerobic digestate as a renewable fertiliser.

WRAP is working with retailers and manufacturers, logistics and redistribution organisations, together with industry bodies, to identify ways of increasing the beneficial use of surplus food.

Preventing food waste is a key priority for the food & drink sector, governments and individuals.  Preventing food waste at source should always come first, but surpluses can arise for a number of reasons; for example, food incorrectly labelled, over-ordered, over-supplied or obsolete seasonal stock.