Packaging accounted for 67 percent of the United Kingdom's plastic waste stream as of 2018. Waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) accounted for just over seven percent of the total plastic waste generation in the UK.
Sources of plastic waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
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WWF, & Eunomia. (March 26, 2018). Sources of plastic waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/830285/plastic-waste-sources-united-kingdom-uk/
WWF, und Eunomia. "Sources of plastic waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018." Chart. March 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830285/plastic-waste-sources-united-kingdom-uk/
WWF, Eunomia. (2018). Sources of plastic waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830285/plastic-waste-sources-united-kingdom-uk/
WWF, and Eunomia. "Sources of Plastic Waste in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830285/plastic-waste-sources-united-kingdom-uk/
WWF & Eunomia, Sources of plastic waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830285/plastic-waste-sources-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Sources of plastic waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 [Graph], WWF, & Eunomia, March 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/830285/plastic-waste-sources-united-kingdom-uk/