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WRAP publishes new carbon metric

The Waste and Resources Action Plan (WRAP) has published an updated version of its Carbon Waste and Resources Metric (CarbonWARM) methodology, which provides a tool to assess the greenhouse gas impacts of waste management practices.

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WRAP opens new office in Washington DC to promote circular living

Expansion aims to enable charity to tackle food waste, plastic pollution and textile waste across North, Central and South America

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Scottish Government updates its circular economy ambitions with new Route Map

Consultation outlines proposed roadmap to 2030 for modernising recycling processes, decarbonising waste disposal and strengthening the circular economy. 

Food waste
Food waste world’s third largest carbon emitter were it a country
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Kai Malloy
| 16 November 2021 |
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FareShare study found food waste responsible for 6 - 7 per cent of UK carbon emissions
COP26 Glasgow
CIWM responds to COP26 agreements
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Kai Malloy
| 15 November 2021 |
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The introduction of climate change to the curriculum was amongst those discussed
Wasted Opportunities waste reduction
Quarter of countries neglecting waste reduction strategy
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Kai Malloy
| 5 November 2021 |
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Wasted Opportunities report underpins the resource sector’s role in achieving Net Zero
COP26 Glasgow
CIWM President criticises absence of waste in COP26 agenda
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Kai Malloy
| 2 November 2021 |
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Dr Adam Read has labelled the lack of representation a ‘critical oversight’
Food waste
WRAP report urges food industry to tackle emissions ahead of COP26
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Kai Malloy
| 6 October 2021 |
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The analysis outlines where and how the industry can reduce its emissions
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Businesses restate calls to strengthen Environment Bill
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15 September 2021 |
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Corporations write to Defra asking it to ‘tackle all forms of deforestation’, not just poorly regulated illegal deforestation
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation urges UN to establish plastic pollution treaty
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Emma Love
| 1 September 2021 |
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The charity has published a white paper calling on the UN to address plastic pollution and support the transition to a circular economy for plastics in a new treaty
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TOMRA study stresses waste sector’s role in climate change mitigation
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Kai Malloy
| 13 July 2021 |
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The study suggests that the implementation of holistic resource systems could save 2.76 billion tonnes of CO2 per year
ACE UK appoints Printwaste Recycling as new bring bank contractor
ACE data highlights improved environmental performance of beverage cartons
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Patrick Jowett
| 27 April 2021 |
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The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) has shared data that highlights the improved environmental performance of beverage cartons 
Circular Economy Package expected to apply to UK despite Brexit
Local authorities call for focus on circular economy
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Patrick Jowett
| 9 March 2021 |
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New survey finds that the majority of local authorities and SMEs want the circular economy to be a higher priority for policymakers
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XR calls for Prime Minister to decarbonise waste sector
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Lidia Creech
| 16 November 2020 |
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Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion has joined a coalition calling on the Government to decarbonise the waste sector, highlighting ways in which the UK could reduce its reliance on energy-from-waste and meet its net-zero target of 2050.
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UK businesses must commit to decarbonising fashion industry, says WRAP
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Lidia Creech
| 10 November 2020 |
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With over half of the UK public agreeing that sustainability is a key factor in choosing the clothes they wear, WRAP has urged UK businesses to demonstrate their commitment to tackling the carbon footprint of producing clothes by joining Textiles 2030.
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation report highlights key investment opportunities
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Lidia Creech
| 2 November 2020 |
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A new report by The Ellen MacArthur Foundation advises on how to pave the way for a low-carbon recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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A System Change Compass - charting the path to the European Green Deal
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David Newman
| 29 October 2020 |
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David Newman, Managing Director of BBIA, considers the key messages of the new report 'A System Change Compass: Implementing the European Green Deal in a time of recovery', co-authored by SYSTEMIQ and the Club of Rome.
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Prince William launches prize to reward environmentalists worldwide
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Fiona Binns
| 8 October 2020 |
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WRAP and the Royal Foundation have launched ‘The Earthshot Prize’ to encourage worldwide change with a decade of action to repair the planet.
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E-bike waste collection service to reduce emissions in Putney
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Lidia Creech
| 8 October 2020 |
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A new e-bike waste collection service called Putney Pedals, set up by Positively Putney and the London Waste and Recycling Board, aims to reduce carbon emissions on one of London’s busiest high streets.
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EfW potentially more damaging than landfill
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Lidia Creech
| 6 October 2020 |
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A new report commissioned by Zero Waste Scotland highlights the climate change challenges posed by the country’s existing energy-from-waste infrastructure.
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Oil industry threatened by projected fall in plastic demand
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Becky Goodall
| 4 September 2020 |
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A new report by think tank Carbon Tracker and consultancy SYSTEMIQ has found that global efforts to tackle climate change and plastic waste could result in £300 billion of stranded petrochemical assets for the oil industry.
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Earth Overshoot Day falls three weeks later this year – but are we really making progress?
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Emma Love
| 21 August 2020 |
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The coronavirus pandemic means Earth Overshoot Day has fallen just under a month later than last year, and Global Footprint Network has developed new solutions to continue to #MoveTheDate.
New study finds ocean plastic could triple by 2040
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Lidia Creech
| 29 July 2020 |
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A new study by think-tanks Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ estimates that plastic pollution in the ocean could triple by 2040.
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