In the year 2017/2018, an estimated total of 512,000 metric tons of plastic waste was collected by curbside schemes in the United Kingdom. The majority of that plastic waste was collected in England, with 314,000 metric tons of plastic bottles collected, and 15,000 metric tons of plastic film.
Quantity of plastic waste collected from curbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/2018, by country and type (in 1,000 metric tons)*
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WRAP. (October 22, 2019). Quantity of plastic waste collected from curbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/2018, by country and type (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124927/plastics-types-collected-curbside-united-kingdom/
WRAP. "Quantity of plastic waste collected from curbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/2018, by country and type (in 1,000 metric tons)*." Chart. October 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124927/plastics-types-collected-curbside-united-kingdom/
WRAP. (2019). Quantity of plastic waste collected from curbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/2018, by country and type (in 1,000 metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124927/plastics-types-collected-curbside-united-kingdom/
WRAP. "Quantity of Plastic Waste Collected from Curbside Schemes in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017/2018, by Country and Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124927/plastics-types-collected-curbside-united-kingdom/
WRAP, Quantity of plastic waste collected from curbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/2018, by country and type (in 1,000 metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124927/plastics-types-collected-curbside-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 11, 2024)
Quantity of plastic waste collected from curbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/2018, by country and type (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph], WRAP, October 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124927/plastics-types-collected-curbside-united-kingdom/