Reducing the amount of waste we produce unnecessarily is the single most effective thing we can do to protect our natural resources.
Reducing the amount of waste we produce unnecessarily is the single most effective thing we can do to protect our natural resources. This is our aim at WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) Cymru, where we help businesses, local authorities and individuals to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change.
Our work is structured around an integrated approach promoting waste prevention, recycling and the use of recycled materials. But as well as keeping the amount of waste we produce to a minimum, we also aim to encourage businesses and individuals in Wales to reuse or recycle any unavoidable waste. And by ensuring sufficient capacity in the recycling and reprocessing sector, we can allow this waste to be turned into valuable products, which will ultimately reduce the pressure on natural resources.
Since WRAP Cymru was established last year, we have delivered over £500,000 of capital grant funding to help establish and grow recycling businesses, saved the Welsh construction industry £1.3 million through waste minimisation and supported three new anaerobic digestion facilities, which are projected to divert over 300,000 tonnes of waste from landfill over the next five years.
We are very proud of what we have achieved so far but we know that we cannot deliver our vision alone. Much of what has been achieved is down to our strategic partners, not least the continued support of the Welsh Assembly Government, and as we look to the future, we hope to work with our stakeholders to create an even more resource efficient Wales.
For further information on WRAP Cymru, call 029 2044 8090 or visit www.wrap.org.uk