The total quantity of plastic pots, tubs and trays collected from kerbside schemes in the UK was highest in England in 2019, at 133,460 metric tons. This was an increase of two percent compared to 2018. An estimated 161,000 metric tons of household plastic pots, tubs, and trays were collected for recycling in the UK in 2019.
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RECOUP. (December 16, 2020). Quantity of plastic pots, tubs and trays collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2019, by country (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810205/household-plastics-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP. "Quantity of plastic pots, tubs and trays collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2019, by country (in metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810205/household-plastics-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP. (2020). Quantity of plastic pots, tubs and trays collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2019, by country (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810205/household-plastics-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP. "Quantity of Plastic Pots, Tubs and Trays Collected from Kerbside Schemes in The United Kingdom in 2019, by Country (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810205/household-plastics-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/
RECOUP, Quantity of plastic pots, tubs and trays collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2019, by country (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810205/household-plastics-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Quantity of plastic pots, tubs and trays collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom in 2019, by country (in metric tons) [Graph], RECOUP, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/810205/household-plastics-collected-kerbside-united-kingdom-uk/