plastics packaging collected for recycling from households in the UK.
An estimated 314,609 metric tons of plastic bottles were collected from kerbside schemes in England in 2019. This was an increase of 1.5 percent compared to 2018. Plastic bottles are by the most collected Quantity of plastic bottles collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2018 and 2019, by country (in metric tons)
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RECOUP. (December 16, 2020). Quantity of plastic bottles collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2018 and 2019, by country (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/812466/plastics-bottles-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP. "Quantity of plastic bottles collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2018 and 2019, by country (in metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812466/plastics-bottles-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP. (2020). Quantity of plastic bottles collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2018 and 2019, by country (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812466/plastics-bottles-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP. "Quantity of Plastic Bottles Collected from Kerbside Schemes in The United Kingdom in 2018 and 2019, by Country (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/812466/plastics-bottles-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP, Quantity of plastic bottles collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2018 and 2019, by country (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/812466/plastics-bottles-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Quantity of plastic bottles collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2018 and 2019, by country (in metric tons) [Graph], RECOUP, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/812466/plastics-bottles-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/