WRAP reveals plan to save economy £2bn

Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) have unveiled plans to save seven million tonnes of CO2, prevent three million tonnes of waste and save the UK economy almost £2bn.

The targets were developed by WRAP and unveiled as part of the organisation’s new business plan.

Chief Executive Liz Goodwin said the organisation’s focus would be on preventing waste occurring in the first place with continued focus on recycling, repairing and reusing and that there would be a greater emphasis on supporting communities, businesses and individuals who wanted to make changes with practical, research-based advice.

WRAP UK goals for 2011 to 2015 are seven million tonnes CO2 avoided a year, three million tonnes of biodegradable waste diverted from landfill a year, £1.9bn cost savings to the economy, £130m growth in the resource management sector a year, three million tonnes of primary resources saved a year and two million tonnes of waste prevented a year.

Goodwin said: "Each of the four UK Governments recognises that resource efficiency is central to their environmental objectives which can boost the economy and are funding WRAP to help deliver that"

"Our business model is all about identifying sectors which need support, then sharing our expertise to bring about tried and tested solutions to improve resource efficiency."

"Two of the new areas we’ll be working in are reducing waste in the hospitality sector and encouraging more reuse of textiles. We’ll also be doing even more to support SMEs and we’ll continue to support anaerobic digestion plants being built to create energy and compost."

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