collection rate of 59 percent. In comparison, 311,000 metric tons of household plastic film were placed on the market, of which just 22,000 metric tons were collected for recycling. It is estimated that of the 1.45 million metric tons of household plastics packaging consumed in the UK, 39 percent was collected for recycling.
A total of 634,000 metric tons of household plastic bottles were placed on the market in the UK in 2019. Of this total, 377,000 metric tons were collected for recycling, giving a Household plastics packaging consumption and collection quantities in the United Kingdom in 2019, by type (in metric tons)
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
10
- Premium Statistic Household plastic packaging collected for recycling in the UK 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Household plastics packaging collection rate in the United Kingdom 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Plastics packaging collected per household in the UK 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Local authority plastic packaging collection rates in the UK 2010-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Plastic pots, tubs & trays collected by kerbside schemes in the UK 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic LA kerbside plastic packaging collection in the UK 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Plastic film collected by kerbside schemes in the UK 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of local authority Kerbside plastic collection services in the UK 2017
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exported from the UK 2023, by main country
- Premium Statistic Share of plastic waste exports from the UK 2022, by destination country
About the region
10
- Premium Statistic Plastic bottles collected by kerbside schemes in the UK 2018-2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Plastic collected by curbside schemes in the UK by country and type 2017/2018
- Premium Statistic Household plastic packaging consumption in the UK 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Concerns with plastic pollution in the ocean in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging concerns in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by age
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging concerns in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by age
- Premium Statistic Supermarket plastic packaging item recyclability in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
- Premium Statistic Supermarket plastic packaging recyclability in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019
- Premium Statistic Reasons for not recycling plastics in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Premium Statistic Share of plastic packaging end markets in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
Other regions
10
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of global leading plastic waste importers 2022
- Premium Statistic Volume of plastic waste exported by the United States 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Canada's postconsumer plastics collected by material 2017
- Premium Statistic Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Russia 2019
- Premium Statistic Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Hungary 2019
- Premium Statistic Italy: opinion on responsibility for non-recyclable product waste 2019
- Premium Statistic Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Germany 2019
- Premium Statistic Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Romania 2018
- Premium Statistic Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Serbia 2019
- Premium Statistic Opinion on effective policies for reducing problems caused by plastic packaging 2019
Related statistics
10
- Premium Statistic Leading plastic waste exporters worldwide 2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic containers and packaging MSW combusted for energy in the U.S. 1980-2018
- Premium Statistic Canada's postconsumer plastics recycled by material 2017
- Premium Statistic Destination of Canada's postconsumer plastics recycled 2017
- Premium Statistic Canada's plastic waste flow by disposal method 2016
- Premium Statistic Global share of plastic waste by type 2015
- Premium Statistic Global data on plastic production and waste 1950-2017
- Premium Statistic Canada's postconsumer plastic mass recycled 2009-2017
- Premium Statistic U.S. recovered postconsumer film volume 2005-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. average price of post-consumer recyclables 2018
Further related statistics
6
- Global revenue of the chemical industry 2017-2022, by region
- Eastman Chemical's: total assets 2010-2020
- Value of chemical exports: North America 2005-2018
- Revenues of carbon composites in sport and leisure market worldwide 2013
- Forecast in global carbon composite revenues for aerospace and defense 2013-2022
- Forecast in global carbon composite revenue for automotive market 2013-2022
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Global revenue of the chemical industry 2017-2022, by region
- Eastman Chemical's: total assets 2010-2020
- Value of chemical exports: North America 2005-2018
- Revenues of carbon composites in sport and leisure market worldwide 2013
- Forecast in global carbon composite revenues for aerospace and defense 2013-2022
- Forecast in global carbon composite revenue for automotive market 2013-2022
RECOUP. (December 16, 2020). Household plastics packaging consumption and collection quantities in the United Kingdom in 2019, by type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/813005/household-plastic-packaging-consumption-collection-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP. "Household plastics packaging consumption and collection quantities in the United Kingdom in 2019, by type (in metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813005/household-plastic-packaging-consumption-collection-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP. (2020). Household plastics packaging consumption and collection quantities in the United Kingdom in 2019, by type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/813005/household-plastic-packaging-consumption-collection-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP. "Household Plastics Packaging Consumption and Collection Quantities in The United Kingdom in 2019, by Type (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813005/household-plastic-packaging-consumption-collection-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP, Household plastics packaging consumption and collection quantities in the United Kingdom in 2019, by type (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/813005/household-plastic-packaging-consumption-collection-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Household plastics packaging consumption and collection quantities in the United Kingdom in 2019, by type (in metric tons) [Graph], RECOUP, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/813005/household-plastic-packaging-consumption-collection-united-kingdom-uk/