Resources

WRAP is dedicated to exploring a variety of avenues to reduce household food waste. Previous research undertaken by WRAP revealed a significant connection between separate household food waste collection services and reduced levels of food waste arising. This qualitative research explores the behaviours and relationships that people have with food waste recycling in the home to better understand how it can be a way of helping people to waste less.

Businesses often struggle to access and share consistent environmental impact data, hindering effective action to tackle and accurately report their environmental impact. The LED 4 Food project, delivered by WRAP and partners including Oxford University and WWF, aims to overcome this barrier by improving the understanding, reporting, and management of environmental impacts within the food system. Funded by Defra, this research project focuses on enhancing the quality and availability of standardised environmental impact data and infrastructure.

Step-by-step guidance on how to gather and evaluate data and to subsequently develop a five case model business case for service changes that include the introduction of weekly food waste collections from households.

A consistent methodology for businesses to measure and track progress in reducing supply chain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

This report provides estimates of the quantity and types of food and drink waste generated by households Northern Ireland (NI) in 2021/22. The report also looks at the reasons for discarding, the financial cost, and the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to wasted food.

This Data Capture Sheet supports the principles to Target, Measure and Act on food waste in support of UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, and complies with the international Food Loss & Waste Standard.

This publication and accompanying tool support people across the food supply chain, particularly those calculating the water footprint of food and setting science-based targets, to:

• Better understand and connect food loss and waste reductions with their efforts to reduce systems-wide water use.
• Calculate and communicate the environmental benefits of FLW reductions.
• Link those benefits to their science-based water use reduction targets.

These resources lay the foundation for guidance to organisations and governments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who are seeking to measure and tackle the water footprint associated with food imports, food waste and redistributed food.

Welcome to the WRAP Food Trends & KPI Survey, a bi-annual exploration of UK households' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviours related to food waste. As the longest-running survey of its kind, it offers a unique lens into the ever-evolving landscape of food waste in the UK.

Reaffirming the critical role that the food system must play in reducing GHG emissions both in the UK and overseas.

Working at all stages from farm to fork to improve efficiency and productivity, minimise waste, protect natural assets and reduce global warming.​

New insights designed to help the food and drink sector transform the food system by changing the way consumers buy fresh fruit and veg in the UK.  

The Food Tracker survey is a survey of UK citizens that gathers evidence on food waste attitudes, knowledge, and behaviour. It is the largest and longest-running series of its kind, having been undertaken by WRAP since 2007¹. It is designed to inform WRAP’s activities but also to assess any changes in attitudes and behaviours over time.