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The Recycling Tracker is an annual survey of UK households that gathers evidence on recycling attitudes, knowledge and behaviours. It is the largest and longest running of its kind, having been undertaken by WRAP since 2004.
Each of the Material Flow reports estimates the quantity of the respective packaging material placed on the market (POM) and recycled in 2017, potential future levels to 2025 and the likelihood of compliance with national and European recycling targets.
WRAP Global, the international arm of WRAP, the sustainability organisation, has been awarded $100,000 (c £82,200) to help tackle supply chain food loss and waste in Mexico – conservatively estimated at around 20 million tonnes every year.
Food waste is off the menu this September, as the UK’s hospitality and food service sector unites to tackle the one million tonnes of food waste arising from commercial kitchens, restaurants, pubs and wherever food is served to order; worth nearly £3 billion per annum
WRAP Global, the international arm of WRAP, the sustainability organisation, has been awarded $100,000 (c £82,200) to help tackle supply chain food loss and waste in Mexico – conservatively estimated at around 20 million tonnes every year.
- WRAP sheds light on food surplus and waste on farm and says more work is urgently needed in this critical area of the food chain.
- Around 3.6 million tonnes of food surplus and waste occur in primary production every year, worth £1.2 billion.
- Agricultural food waste tops 1.6 million tonnes with 2 million tonnes of surplus – equivalent to 7% of total annual UK food harvest.
A new grant has been unveiled today to help improve recycling rates. The new recycling grant is part of the £18 million Resource Action Fund, launched by Defra in May 2019.
- UK Plastics Pact members to eliminate problematic or unnecessary single-use plastics.
- 8 items targetted initially for elimination by the end of 2020.
- 19 other items have been identified as problematic or unnecessary and WRAP is advising Pact members to avoid their use where possible, consider reuse options, or ensure they are suitable for recycling.
- New UK Plastics Pact guidance published today as part of plans to significantly improve the UK recycling rate of plastic packaging
- Unrecyclable plastics such as non-detectable black plastics and polystyrene are disappearing from UK supermarket shelves
- Members have started removing unnecessary single use plastics such as straws and plastic cutlery