Significant progress for DIY sector

摘要

The UK's DIY sector has made significant progress towards meeting targets to reduce packaging and the amount of waste sent to landfill. Speaking at the recent RWM Exhibition in Birmingham, WRAP chief executive Liz Goodwin said the signatories to the Home Improvement Sector Commitment - a UK-wide voluntary agreement between DIY retailers and manufacturers and WRAP - had reduced packaging by 12% (14,000 tonnes) and waste sent to landfill by 64% (61,000 tonnes) between 2007 and 2010. The targets, which are based on a 2007 baseline and have a 2012 deadline, are to reduce packaging by 15% and landfill waste by 50%. The progress to date has been measured on a like-for-like basis to take account of the recession and a reduction in sales volume in the sector since the 2007 baseline.