UK waste reduction guide designed to help industry

By Ahmed ElAmin, Food Productiondaily

18/05/2007 - A new UK guide designed to help retailers and processors cut down on packaging waste serves as an example for other EU companies.

The guide, published this week by the of Waste & Resources Action Program (Wrap), is primarily focused on retailers, but manufacturers such as Unilever, Heinz and Northern Foods have also officially signed up to a commitment to cut down on packaging waste going to landfill.

A number of signatories to the agreement have established reduction targets of up to 25 per cent.

Government's strategy has been to focus on retailers so they can push their suppliers to cut down on packaging waste, either by reducing the amount they use for their products, or by switching to more recyclable, reusable and biodegradable materials.

Wrap is selling the packaging waste reduction program by citing reduced material and distribution costs through light-weighting.

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The Wrap guide is available at http://www.wrap.org.uk/retail/