Approximately 1.1 million metric tons of plastic packaging waste were recovered or recycled in the United Kingdom in 2021. This means the UK achieved a plastic packaging recycling rate of 44.2 percent that year. The amount of plastic packaging waste collected for recycling or energy recovery increased by 67 percent from 2012 through to 2021.
Recovered or recycled plastic packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021
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Waste recovered in thousand metric tons
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Defra. (June 28, 2023). Recovered or recycled plastic packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327989/plastic-packaging-waste-recovered-recycled-united-kingdom/
Defra. "Recovered or recycled plastic packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327989/plastic-packaging-waste-recovered-recycled-united-kingdom/
Defra. (2023). Recovered or recycled plastic packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327989/plastic-packaging-waste-recovered-recycled-united-kingdom/
Defra. "Recovered or Recycled Plastic Packaging Waste in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327989/plastic-packaging-waste-recovered-recycled-united-kingdom/
Defra, Recovered or recycled plastic packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327989/plastic-packaging-waste-recovered-recycled-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Recovered or recycled plastic packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Defra, June 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327989/plastic-packaging-waste-recovered-recycled-united-kingdom/