10 Nov 2021 --- Environmental sustainability charity WRAP and non-departmental public body UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have launched a £1.7 million (US$2.3 million) UK fund to support projects reducing the environmental impact of plastics in India, Chile, Kenya and South Africa. The fund was announced yesterday on Science and Innovation Day at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). David Rogers, head of international programmes at WRAP, tells PackagingInsights it became clear during COP26’s first week that, despite food, food waste and the circular economy not being on the official agenda, these are “really important subjects for delegates.”
