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WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) is a British registered charity.^[1] It works with businesses, individuals and communities to achieve acircular economy,^[2] by helping them reduce waste, develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way.

WRAP was established in 2000 as acompany limited by guarantee^[3] and receives funding from theDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, theNorthern Ireland Executive, Zero Waste Scotland, theWelsh Government and theEuropean Union.

WRAP developed the "Recycle Now",^[4] "Love Food, Hate Waste" and "Love your Clothes" initiatives.^[5][6] These aim to help businesses, local authorities, community groups and individuals recycle and reuse more, and reduce food waste.^[7]

Over recent years it has also brokered a number of voluntary agreements with business including:

• The construction sector – with more than 700 companies succeeding in halving their waste to landfill by 2012^[8]
• The retail sector – throughthe Courtauld Commitments,^[9] food and drink organisations are working together to reduce their burden on the environment.
• The clothing industry – through the 'Sustainable Clothing Action Plan',^[10] working together to reduce the clothing industry footprint throughsustainable design, reuse and recycling.
• The plastics sector – through theUK Plastics Pact,^[11] a collaborative voluntary agreement towards creating a Circular Economy for plastics in the United Kingdom, including targets of eliminating problematic and unnecessary plastic packaging items and polymers, and increasing the recyclability, reusability and overall recycled content in plastic packaging.

The Courtauld Commitments were initiated in 2005 at an event at theCourtauld Gallery in London.^[12]

During 2005-2009 the Courtauld Commitment looked particularly at food packaging, and brought food waste onto the agenda.^[12]

During 2010-2012 the Courtauld Commitment sought to go beyond reducing primary packaging to include secondary and tertiary packaging, and supply chain waste. It advanced from assessing packaging by weight to considering its carbon impact.^[12]

From 2013 to 2015, food and drink organisations worked together to reducefood,packaging and supply chain waste. Signatories to the Courtauld Commitment include industry leaders such asTesco,Sainsbury's,Asda and big brands such asUnilever andNestlé. The European Union praised phase one as an example of best practice.^[7] The phase three targets are:

• Reduce household food and drink waste by 5% – this represents a 9% reduction inreal terms to counter the expected increase in food purchased.
• Reduce traditional grocery ingredient, product andpackaging waste in the grocerysupply chain by 3% – signatories will have to make an 8% reduction in real terms to counter the expected increase in production and sales.
• Improvepackaging design through the supply chain to maximise recycled content as appropriate, improve recyclability and deliver product protection to reduce food waste, while ensuring there is no increase in thecarbon impact of packaging – signatories will have to make a 3% reduction in real terms to counter the expected sales increase.^[13]

During 2015-2018, commitments sought to address the sustainability of food & drink production and consumption. The agreement looked at food waste, water and greenhouse gas emissions.^[12]

As of 2023, the current phase of the agreement (Courtauld Commitment 2030), encourages collaborative action across the entire UK food chain aiming for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, food waste and water stress.^[12]

These commitments fall within WRAP's four main business areas: food and drink waste reduction,^[14] sustainable electricals,^[15] sustainable textiles^[16] and resource management.^[17]

WRAP is extending its work internationally, having recently worked in partnership with theUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN'sFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to develop a global food waste guidance tool,^[18] part of the UNEPThink.Eat.Save initiative.

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