Approximately 1.19 million metric tons of plastic packaging waste generated in the United Kingdom were sent for recycling in 2023. Of this total, some 48 percent was processed in the UK, with the remaining amount exported for processing abroad. Although in 2015 less than 40 percent of plastic packaging waste created in the UK was processed domestically, the total volume exported increased by 8.4 percent compared to 2015 levels.
Domestic plastic packaging recycling and exports in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Environment Agency. (April 23, 2024). Domestic plastic packaging recycling and exports in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274712/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-and-exports-uk/
Environment Agency. "Domestic plastic packaging recycling and exports in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. April 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274712/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-and-exports-uk/
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Domestic plastic packaging recycling and exports in the United Kingdom from 2015 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Environment Agency, April 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1274712/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-and-exports-uk/
