Annual plastic waste exports from the UK 2020-2022, by type

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Bruna Alves,
Oct 11, 2023
The United Kingdom exported 255,130 metric tons of polyethylene (PE) waste in 2022, making it the most exported plastic waste type. Meanwhile, polystyrene waste exports amounted to some 25,320 metric tons that year, up from below 10,000 metric tons in 2020.

Annual exports of plastic waste from the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)

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2023

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2020 to 2022

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* Waste, parings and scrap of plastics excluding that of polymers of ethylene, styrene, vinyl chloride and propylene.

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Figures have been rounded.
The source did not provide a publication date. The release date is the date of website access.

This statistic uses original data from the HM Revenue and Customs and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0
This statistic is using original data from the HM Revenue and Customs and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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