An estimated 377,000 metric tons of plastic bottles were collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom in 2019. This was an increase of roughly 1.6 percent compared to collection quantities in 2018. The volume of plastic bottles collected from households was more than double the amount of plastic pots, tubs and trays collected. It is estimated that 560,000 metric tons of plastics packaging was collected for recycling from UK households in 2019.
Quantities of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2019, by type (in metric tons)
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RECOUP. (December 16, 2020). Quantities of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2019, by type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
RECOUP. "Quantities of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2019, by type (in metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
RECOUP. (2020). Quantities of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2019, by type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
RECOUP. "Quantities of Plastic Packaging Collected for Recycling from Households in The United Kingdom from 2015 to 2019, by Type (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
RECOUP, Quantities of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2019, by type (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/ (last visited May 22, 2022)