An estimated 578,000 metric tons of household plastic packaging were collected for recycling in the United Kingdom in 2022. Plastic bottles accounted for roughly two-thirds of this total, at almost 400,000 metric tons. Meanwhile, the volume of plastic films and flexibles collected from UK households that year amounted to 24,000 metric tons.
Plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by type
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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RECOUP. (December 6, 2023). Plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
RECOUP. "Plastic packaging collected for recycling from households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
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RECOUP. "Plastic Packaging Collected for Recycling from Households in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022, by Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810133/household-plastic-packaging-collected-uk/
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