Charity Retail Network Meeting, Wales Thursday, 30 th November Sinéad Murphy, WRAP
WRAP’s vision is a world in which resources are used sustainably
In Wales: • Up to 30,000 new jobs • Up to £2 billion pa saving in material costs
Recycling – setting the pace
Ambitions Policy & legislation Zero carbon public sector by 2030 Towards Zero Waste 80 per cent recycled by 2030 Well-Being of Future Generations Act 50% reduction in Environment Act food waste by 2025
2012 30% of clothes in UK wardrobes are not used and worth £30 billion >> >350,000T worth £100 million sent to landfill every year
Sustainable Extending the design, sourcing useful life of SCAP & production clothes 2020 Getting best Keep clothing value from reuse out if landfill & recycling
15% reduction in carbon footprint 15% reduction in water footprint 15% reduction in waste to landfill 3.5% reduction in waste arisings over product life-cycle
What SCAP offers • Independent research and consumer insight • Influence the direction of industry • Access to networks • Engagement with consumer campaigns • Guidance and technical support • Tools for measuring success
Diverting Waste from Landfill
Textiles Tracker Behavioural Segmentation
SCAP R&R projects FY17/18 Evaluation of Investigation of Understanding of fibre-to-fibre potential design the vulnerability recycling for and impact of of the market for UK post-consumer EPR for clothing used textiles clothing and textiles and textiles in the UK
SCAP Calculator
THANK YOU Sinéad Murphy Business Account Manager, Textiles sinead.murphy@wrap.org.uk www.wrap.org.uk
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