WRAP calls for fruit and veg to be unwrapped

The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is supporting action for fruit and veg to be sold without packaging.

The recommendation is for a packaging ban on 21 fruit and veg items, to be developed via a formal consultation process.

The environmental NGO says this will save approximately 100,000t of edible fruit and vegetables being wasted as well as 13,000t of single-use plastic film.

The 21 items are: apples, aubergines, avocados, bananas, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, garlic, ginger, lemons, limes, mangos, onions, oranges, parsnips, pears, peppers, potatoes, squash, swede and salad tomatoes. 

The policy paper was developed by engaging with industry stakeholders across the value chain, says WRAP.

It partnered with cross-party think tank, Policy Connect, on the paper.