The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has revealed an initiative designed to “accelerate the shift to a circular packaging system”.
The charity said the UK Packaging Pact would be launched in April 2026.
It will act as the successor to the UK Plastics Pact, which encouraged public, private and third sector organisations to boost recycling of the material.
WRAP said policy reforms such as extended producer responsibility would be “game changing” for the management of packaging waste.
But it added: “Legislation alone won’t deliver a fully functioning circular packaging system.
“The pact enables businesses to go further, faster, together – aligning design, infrastructure and data to unlock impact across the value chain.”
The body said its new initiative would focus on “breaking the most stubborn system barriers, enabling investment and accelerating circular packaging to create a system fit for the future”.
A webinar will be held on 14 October to discuss the pact.
