SGR Resume2015

Achievements @ WRAP 2004-2015 Dr Mervyn Jones BA (Hon), MBA, FRGS

mervyn@sustainableglobalresources.co.uk

Between 2000 and

2010, sales turnover

in the UK waste and

recycling sector had

nearly tripled, to

ca£17 billion (€24Bn)

– WRAP has helped

make a big

difference

using our

resources wisely

Expenditure - £19.5M

programme budgets; £3m

Scottish grant Scheme; £10M

Regional Market Development

Fund; £5M Plastics Loan

Fund; £1M Plastics Capital

Grants; £3M Waste

Prevention Loan Fund

Personnel -

27 staff; 8 teams;

hired 18 people

6 Programmes - Wood,

RMDF, Manufacturing,

Products & Materials,

Procurement, Collaborative.

2 Programme areas –

construction waste

minimisation & design, LA

communications Fund.

2 voluntary commitments

(construction and utilities);

London Olympics legacy: Zero

Waste Events Vision &

roadmap; over 140 published

reports, 3 online tools and 3

toolkits; over 100

presentations for, and on,

WRAP

Impacts of programmes –

27 Mtonnes diverted; 35

Mtonnes; £57M savings and

sales growth; 11 end-of-waste

quality Protocols and 6

Publically Available

Specifications; 1 textiles

waste prevention plan

All for charity –

5626 miles cycled;

OXO; Oxfordshire

Bike Challenge;

CFC; Macmillans;

Parkinsons; Jogle;

E2W; 18 sportives

and 150 mile

Wheel Heroes