Approximately five million metric tons of paper and card packaging were placed on the market in the United Kingdom in 2019. Of this total, 1.7 million metric tons came from the consumer sector, with 3.3 million metric tons coming from the non-consumer sector. The volume of home delivery packaging placed on the market has increased by 90 percent since 2014 to 0.63 million metric tons. This growth is due to the rise in online shopping in the UK.
Volume of paper and card packaging placed on the market (POM) in the United Kingdom in 2014, 2017 and 2019, by source
(in 1,000 metric tons)
*Consumer sector includes grocery, non-grocery, and home delivery packaging; Non-consumer sector includes construction & demolition, hospitality & hospitality wholesale, agriculture, retail ack of store, and manufacturing and other
The 2014 and 2017 hospitality POM estimate excludes hospitality wholesale (accounted for under ‘Manufacturing & other’). The 2019 estimate includes hospitality
wholesale (no longer under ‘Manufacturing & other’).
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WRAP. (December 16, 2020). Volume of paper and card packaging placed on the market (POM) in the United Kingdom in 2014, 2017 and 2019, by source (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201692/paper-and-card-packaging-placed-on-market-united-kingdom/
WRAP. "Volume of paper and card packaging placed on the market (POM) in the United Kingdom in 2014, 2017 and 2019, by source (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201692/paper-and-card-packaging-placed-on-market-united-kingdom/
WRAP. (2020). Volume of paper and card packaging placed on the market (POM) in the United Kingdom in 2014, 2017 and 2019, by source (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201692/paper-and-card-packaging-placed-on-market-united-kingdom/
WRAP. "Volume of Paper and Card Packaging Placed on The Market (Pom) in The United Kingdom in 2014, 2017 and 2019, by Source (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201692/paper-and-card-packaging-placed-on-market-united-kingdom/
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Volume of paper and card packaging placed on the market (POM) in the United Kingdom in 2014, 2017 and 2019, by source (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], WRAP, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201692/paper-and-card-packaging-placed-on-market-united-kingdom/
