The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is a UK-registered charity and global environmental NGO, established in 2000, dedicated to advancing the circular economy by reducing waste and promoting resource efficiency. It collaborates with businesses, governments, communities, and individuals to address challenges in food systems, plastics and packaging, textiles, and broader resource management.
WRAP's initiatives include voluntary pacts such as the UK Plastics Pact and UK Packaging Pact, which unite organizations across value chains to optimize design, enhance recycling, scale reuse systems, and align with regulations like Extended Producer Responsibility. With offices in the UK, EU, USA, and Australia, it supports projects in over 30 countries, leveraging evidence-based programs to cut CO2 emissions, prevent waste, and foster sustainable practices.
WRAP-led 10-year Pact unites nearly 100 organisations to transform packaging across materials: optimise design, scale reuse/refill, boost recycling infrastructure and align policy
