Waste management in the United Kingdom collected some 371,000 tons of plastic bottles from households in 2019. This was more than double the amount of plastic pots, tubs and trays collected for recycling that same year. Between 2015 and 2019, the plastic recycling volumes increased.
Volume of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2019, by type
(in metric tons)
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RECOUP. (January 28, 2020). Volume of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2019, by type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
RECOUP. "Volume of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2019, by type (in metric tons)." Chart. January 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
RECOUP. (2020). Volume of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2019, by type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
RECOUP. "Volume of Plastic Packaging Collected for Recycling from Households in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2019, by Type (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
RECOUP, Volume of plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2019, by type (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/ (last visited July 07, 2020)
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