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The UK Plastics Pact, managed by WRAP, has launched a new membership category to enable SMEs, start-up businesses and businesses that have smaller plastic packaging portfolios to join the ambitious programme.

Sixteen UK Plastics Pact Associate Members are now on board, representing businesses across a variety of sectors including: - Textiles, Clothing, Food & Drink, Retail and Packaging:

 

Abel & Cole

AMC Natural Drinks Barfoots Foyle Food Group

Gousto Ltd

   IG Design Group UK Limited

Jokey          KellyDeli Company Ltd

Mayborn Group Ltd Next Retail Ltd

Nice Pak International Ltd Purity Soft Drinks Tilda Ltd Waddington Europe

Wipak UK Ltd

Winterbotham Darby  

The UK Plastics Pact Associate Membership opens up the benefits of the programme to a wider range of businesses, giving members early insight into upcoming policy developments, information on changes to the UK’s recycling infrastructure and guidance on producing packaging sustainably.

Membership allows closer interaction with fellow brands and companies, and support and guidance necessary to improve packaging portfolios in line with The UK Plastic Pact targets.

Helen Bird, Strategic Technical Manager, WRAP, said “Becoming an Associate Member will help any UK-based business that produces, processes or places plastic packaging onto the UK market to do so in ways that align them closely with the four key targets of The UK Plastics Pact. We know that many companies have wanted to join the Pact for a long time but didn’t meet the initial criteria to become a member – the new Associate Membership scheme opens the door to many more and I encourage more businesses to contact WRAP, and become part of the plastics solution.”

The benefits of becoming an Associate Member include:                                                       

• regular updates on work currently undertaken within each target area
• guidance on embedding the Pact targets into their business
• guidance on reviewing their packaging portfolio, identifying challenges within the business, including reporting and self-assessment support
• exclusive access to a collaborative online forum including the full Associate Membership and WRAP’s UK Plastics Pact team
• additional guidance and webinars on reports published as well as regular updates from the team.

 

What Associate Members say:

Fiona Mclachlan, Group Environmental Manager, Nice-Pak

“The UK Plastics Pact’s Associate Membership category has enabled Nice-Pak to ensure that what we place on the UK market contributes to the overall goal to create a circular economy for plastics in line with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy targets. Being an Associate Member gives us the opportunity to be closer to the work being done by our peers who already sit within The Pact and provides us with insight into upcoming policy, changes to the UK’s recycling infrastructure, and guidance on how to produce packaging sustainably”.

 

Stefanie Sahmel, Head of Sustainability Abel & Cole

“We’re very pleased to be an Associate Member of the UK Plastics Pact, supporting our strong commitment to reducing plastic packaging. The membership gives us great insight into what’s happening in the marketplace, information on upcoming, relevant events and access to expert advice when we need it”.

Businesses that wish to find out more about becoming an Associate Member of The UK Plastics Pact should email UKPlasticsPact@wrap.org.uk .

 

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