Resources
The UK Plastics Pact is transforming the way that the UK makes, uses and disposes of plastic. The roadmap provides a framework for all businesses, including members to deliver the ambitious targets. This roadmap was updated in December 2020 to reflect progress of the Pact since April 2018 and to reflect new milestones on the path to 2025.
- Plastic Packaging
- Eliminating problem plastics
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Plastic packaging design
- Global Plastics Pacts
- Reuse and refill
- Film and flexible packaging
- Waste management and end markets
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
- Packaging producers
- Trade associations
- National government and departments
- Non-governmental organisations
This report details compositional analysis of plastics received and produced by UK Material Recovery Facilities and Plastic Recovery Facilities.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Collections & recycling
- Collections and sorting
- Kerbside collection
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Dry materials
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Local Authorities
This research assessed the impact of light-weighting plastic bottles on the sorting and recycling stages.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
The estimated quantity of plastic packaging placed on the market & recycled from 2017 to 2025 and the probability of compliance with national and European recycling targets.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Re-use & recycling
- Material Recovery Facilities
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Packaging producers
- Plastic Packaging
- Food and drink
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Surplus food redistribution
- Hospitality and food service
- Retailers and brands
- Local Authorities
Wales has achieved great success in recycling and has come a long way in improving the recycling of plastics from households, achieving a 75% recycling rate for plastic bottles. It was also the first nation in the UK to introduce a single use carrier bag charge. However, there’s still work to do.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- National government and departments
- Eliminating problem plastics
- The UK Plastics Pact
The circular economy as a route to opportunity
- Waste management and end markets
- Waste management and reprocessors
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.
- Waste management and end markets
- Waste management and reprocessors
This report examines the environmental impact of the UK clothing industry. It highlights recent achievements in the sector, explores opportunities for businesses, and shares insights on consumer attitudes and behaviour toward clothing.
- Waste management and end markets
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use & recycling
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
The Sustainable Clothing Guide is a practical guide to help brands and retailers to enhance the durability and quality of the clothing they produce.
- Waste management and end markets
- Textiles
- Fibre & fabric selection
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use & recycling
- Design for extending clothing life
- SCAP 2020
- Consumer behaviour
- Re-use and recycling
- Retailers and brands
- Textiles sourcers, producers and designers
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.
- Plastic Packaging
- The UK Plastics Pact
- Collections & recycling
- Dry materials
- Waste management and reprocessors