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 August 25, 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 August 25, 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: August 25, 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 August 25, 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/
