Third Sector

Two people sorting usable food at a foodbank in Hackney
North London community fund awards £168,111 to waste prevention projects

Waste clothing being donated for reuse
UK households chuck 49 per cent of textiles in residual waste bin

Increased volumes of discarded clothing and fast fashion items are creating a ‘perfect storm’ for the reuse sector, says WRAP.

WRAP in the Americas official opening at the British Embassy in Washington DC
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

Appliance Recycling Group to donate £100,000 of household appliances to UK reuse charities
Appliance Recycling Group to donate £100,000 of household appliances to UK reuse charities
By
Bella Zanin
| 15 January 2024 |
Partnership with the Reuse Network members will divert white goods from landfill and improve access to affordable white goods.
Image of commercial premises recycling, highlighting Welsh Government decision to postpone rules on separate recycling of business waste
Wales defers business recycling reforms until 2024
By
Charles Newman
| 3 May 2023 |
Decision follows consultation feedback from stakeholders operating non-domestic premises
Bread loaves
Unprecedented retail program to reduce GHG emissions
By
Savannah Coombe
| 28 March 2023 |
Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose are partnering to standardise the measurement and reporting of emissions
FWAW WRAP 2023 Poster
‘Win. Don’t Bin’: WRAP explains Food Waste Action Week 2023
By
Resource
| 3 March 2023 |
The theme of Food Waste Action Week 2023 reflects the current cost of living crisis
Birdseye of renew hub
Manchester reuse centre hits major milestone in first year
By
Alice Lang
| 2 September 2022 |
The Renew Hub has resold more than 50,000 preloved items since July 2021
hand pouring detergent into lid
New initiative to curb single-use laundry plastics announced in Brighton and Hove
By
Alice Lang
| 2 September 2022 |
The Big Laundry Plastic Amnesty will collect plastic and provide eco-friendly options to residents
Food waste at Boomtown and Eco site
Business in Brief – 01/09/22
By
Alice Lang
| 1 September 2022 |
A round-up of news from the waste and resources industry.
representatives at landfill in South Africa
WasteAid receives funding to support circular economy in South Africa
By
Alice Lang
| 5 August 2022 |
With money from WRAP and UKRI, the charity will support recycling initiatives in Mpumalanga
Food bank
92,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed in 2020
By
Becky Goodall
| 10 June 2021 |
WRAP reports the largest annual increase in surplus food redistribution since records began
Food bank
92,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed in 2020
By
Becky Goodall
| 10 June 2021 |
WRAP reports the largest annual increase in surplus food redistribution since records began
Food bank
92,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed in 2020
By
Becky Goodall
| 10 June 2021 |
WRAP reports the largest annual increase in surplus food redistribution since records began
E-waste dismantling in Delhi
Fund announced to support informal e-waste dismantling in India
By
Fiona Binns
| 6 November 2020 |
Innovate UK’s Global Challenge Fund awards £9.3 million funding to consortium to develop model to develop sector of informal dismantlers of e-waste.
UK shipping port
Illegally shipped waste returned from Sri Lanka to UK
By
Lidia Creech
| 30 October 2020 |
The Environment Agency has announced that 21 containers containing illegal waste materials have been returned to their point of origin in the UK.
Chatham House
Paper calls for a circular and resilient Covid-19 recovery in Latin America
By
Fiona Binns
| 29 September 2020 |
Latin America and the Caribbean must reconsider its economic model in order to fight the long-term impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new research paper by Chatham House.
EU waste shipment regulation revision must not hinder EfW, says ESWET
By
Lidia Creech
| 5 August 2020 |
The European Suppliers of Waste-To-Energy Technology (ESWET) has released a policy briefing highlighting the need for any revision to the EU Waste Shipment Regulation to continue to allow the shipment of waste for energy recovery.
New study finds ocean plastic could triple by 2040
By
Lidia Creech
| 29 July 2020 |
A new study by think-tanks Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ estimates that plastic pollution in the ocean could triple by 2040.
Waste Aid and Zumo logos
Waste Aid to fight plastic pollution with blockchain technology
By
Lidia Creech
| 21 July 2020 |
Waste management charity Waste Aid is set to partner with cryptocurrency exchange platform Zumo.
Transition to circular economy must be part of climate strategy, says CCC
Transition to circular economy must be part of climate strategy, says CCC
By
Olivia Rutherford
| 26 June 2020 |
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government to accelerate the transition to a circular economy as part of a Covid-19 recovery plan that prioritises the climate crisis, reiterating its call for a ban on biodegradable waste to landfill by 2025.
A computer circuit board
UK households sitting on £17bn of small electricals, says report
By
Lidia Creech
| 25 June 2020 |
A new study by Material Focus reveals UK households could have made £17 billion from second hand resale value of the old small electricals lying around their home – around £620 per household. 
An image of food
WRAP awards over £4m for food redistribution
By
Olivia Rutherford
| 11 June 2020 |
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has today (11 June) announced details of its first round of funding for “vital” food distribution schemes in England amounting to more than £4 million.