In 2022, the Netherlands was the leading exporter of plastic waste to the United Kingdom, with shipments amounting to 29.1 thousand metric tons. The Netherlands was also the leading destination for UK plastic waste exports that year. Ireland followed in close second, shipping nearly 23 thousand metric tons of plastic waste to the UK.
Leading countries of origin for plastic waste imports in the United Kingdom in 2022
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Figures refer to commodity trade code 3915 - waste, parings and scrap, of plastics
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Figures have been rounded.
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Trade Map. (November 30, 2023). Leading countries of origin for plastic waste imports in the United Kingdom in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426457/annual-plastics-waste-imports-united-kingdom-uk-by-origin/
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