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WRAP’s ninth annual gate fees survey covers gate fees charged to local authorities in the UK for a range of municipal waste recycling, recovery, treatment and disposal options.

The aim of this report is to increase price transparency and, by improving the flow of information, improve efficiency in the waste management market.

In 2012, as part of its efforts to support Courtauld Commitment 2 signatories and other supply chain stakeholders, WRAP commissioned a project to identify, develop and communicate good practice in the use of resources and materials in collating palletised loads using filmic materials throughout the UK grocery supply chain.

Many businesses want to recycle more glass but are concerned about potential difficulties. This article addresses some of the common problems faced by businesses looking to recycle more glass.

This quality protocol, which only applies in England and Wales, should make it easier to recycle the 6.6 million domestic windows that are replaced every year, into products such as filtration media and new windows.

The Materials Facility (MRF) Reporting Portal is an online tool which allows users to interrogate the data around material quality supplied by MRFs. This comes under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (Schedule 9A - the ‘MF Regs’).

The information contained on this webpage is out of date due to an update in legislation.

Visit Materials facilities: waste sampling and reporting from October 2024 - GOV.UK for more detailed guidance on these changes.

This report presents key highlights from the recycling section of the 2015 3Rs tracking survey that have implications for recycling practices and communications.

This report details the opportunities in end-markets for recovered recycled plastics and is of particular interest to those re-selling recycled plastics or producing products or packaging with virgin plastics. 

This project was initiated with the support of WRAP's Packaging Innovation Research program to develop innovative packaging that could reduce household packaging waste originating from the retail sector.

Engaging a culturally diverse community when implementing a new recycling service.

A suite of communications materials aimed at increasing re-use of textiles and bulky waste is now available following pilots with six local authority and third sector partnerships.

A report identifying business opportunities for developing new plastics recycling capacity in Scotland (based on detailed evidence on plastics arisings and existing capacity) and assessing the viability of each opportunity.