The recycling rate of packaging waste in the United Kingdom was 63.2 percent in 2021. Packaging waste recycling rates in the UK have remained relatively stable since 2010, reaching a high of 64.7 percent in 2016. Metal and glass were the packaging materials with the highest recycling rate in 2021, at more than 70 percent. Meanwhile, plastic packaging recovery and recycling stood below 45 percent that year.
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021, by material
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Defra. (June 28, 2023). Recycling rate of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/633537/packaging-waste-recycling-uk/
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Defra. (2023). Recycling rate of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/633537/packaging-waste-recycling-uk/
Defra. "Recycling Rate of Packaging Waste in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2012 to 2021, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633537/packaging-waste-recycling-uk/
Defra, Recycling rate of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021, by material Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/633537/packaging-waste-recycling-uk/ (last visited October 06, 2024)
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021, by material [Graph], Defra, June 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/633537/packaging-waste-recycling-uk/