Amount of plastic drinks packaging placed on the market in the UK 2017, by region
This statistic shows the amount of plastic drinks packaging placed on the market (POM) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by type. In total, 443 thousand metric tons of plastic drinks packaging was placed on the UK market. Of this total, 224 thousand metric tons was consumer PET (Polyethylene terephthalate)drinks bottles.
In 2017, 267,115 metric tons of plastic bottles was collected from kerbside schemes in England.
In 2017, 267,115 metric tons of plastic bottles was collected from kerbside schemes in England.
