Research Task 2

2.(WRAP:'http://www.wrap.org.uk/' '

 Who'are'Wrap'and'what'do'they'do?'

Government organisation 

Who have clear guiding principles which they focus on:

- focus on preventing waste

- Getting good value for money for the tax-payer and proving it

- Working in partnership and supporting the work of others

- Being flexible and business like

 Download'the'excellent'‘Packguide:'A'guide'to'Packaging'Eco'Design’'at:'

http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/GG908_final_linked.pdf'

 Now'look'the'guide'through'

 Look'at'section'4:'Design'for'Re7Use,'Recycling'and'Recovery.''

a. Describe'3'key'considerations'within'‘design'for're7use’.'

- Strong packaging 
- There are facilitates where the product can be prepared for reuses eg cleaning, repairing 
- Collection are in place so priviate users can return the packaging for reuses

b. Describe'3'key'considerations'within'‘design'for'recycling’.'

-Minimise the use of substances or materials that might create technical, environmental or health problems in the recycling process.
- avoid materials, combinations of materials or designs of packaging that might create problems in collecting, sorting or recycling.

- Try to avoid materials, combinations of materials or designs of packaging that might create problems in collecting, sorting or recycling.



c. Describe'how'effective'Metal,'Glass,'Paper'and'Board'and'Plastics'are'and' which'of'these'may'achieve'the'‘best’'award'for'recyclability.'
-Metal

Metal packaging, both steel and aluminium, has a high recycled content, and this has no effect on functional performance.

Glass

Glass packaging also has a high recycled content and this has no effect on functional performance. In recent years there has been an issue about what colour of glass to specify because, owing mainly to our wine consumption, the UK imports a lot of green glass, but we need relatively little for our own production. The surplus tends to be recycled into low-value applications, such as aggregate, that may not be as environmentally beneficial as bottle-to-bottle recycling.

Paper and board

Paper and board packaging for non-food contact use contains high levels of recycled content. However, paper packaging with a high recycled content may have to be heavier than packaging made from virgin fibres. This is because each time fibres are recycled, they lose strength so more fibres are needed to achieve the same level of protection.

Plastics

Plastics packaging has seldom contained recycled content mainly for safety reasons, especially for food contact applications. However, technology has moved on and it is now possible to use some recycled plastics for food packaging. This is a fast-moving area and it is worth checking with reprocessors, WRAP and the British Plastics Federation to find out what’s available.