An estimated 19,137 metric tons of plastic film were collected from kerbside schemes in England in 2019. In total, approximately 20,638 metric tons of plastic bottles were collected throughout the UK.
The collection rate of plastic film in the UK remains low, with just 16 percent of local authorities providing kerbside collection services for this type of plastic.
Quantity of plastic film collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by country
(in metric tons)
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RECOUP. (December 16, 2020). Quantity of plastic film collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by country (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167132/plastics-film-collected-kerbside-uk-by-country/
RECOUP. "Quantity of plastic film collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by country (in metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167132/plastics-film-collected-kerbside-uk-by-country/
RECOUP. (2020). Quantity of plastic film collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by country (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167132/plastics-film-collected-kerbside-uk-by-country/
RECOUP. "Quantity of Plastic Film Collected from Kerbside Schemes in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Country (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167132/plastics-film-collected-kerbside-uk-by-country/
RECOUP, Quantity of plastic film collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by country (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167132/plastics-film-collected-kerbside-uk-by-country/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Quantity of plastic film collected from kerbside schemes in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by country (in metric tons) [Graph], RECOUP, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1167132/plastics-film-collected-kerbside-uk-by-country/