Kurt Calder, communications director, said: “We now have a permanent base which will enable WRAP to become established. The move is one of a series of positive steps. It gives us a degree of independence and means we can move forward with our recruitment.”
WRAP has been given 40 million of government funding over the next three years to promote sustainable waste management and is currently in its first phase of recruitment. WRAP now has 11 members of staff who are working to find stable and efficient markets for recyclable materials and by the end of the summer another eight staff will be in position. In late autumn WRAP should be nearing 30 employees.
WRAP is currently waiting for its business plan to be approved which according to Mr Calder should be agreed in the next few weeks.
The four material streams on which WRAP proposes to work are paper and glass, for the potential tonnage gains and plastics and wood because current recycling levels are low, but there is potential for a significant increase.
When the plan is approved it is likely that the programmes covering all four materials will be run at the same time. Mr Calder said: “A lot of projects are being primed at the moment and will start as soon as WRAP gets the go ahead.” Generic programmes will also be established which will look at standards, procurements and financial instruments.
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