LA kerbside plastic packaging collection in the UK 2019, by country

The share of local authorities that provide kerbside collections of plastic packaging materials varies across the United Kingdom. In 2019, 100 percent of local authorities in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland collected plastic bottles at kerbside. However, while 100 percent of local authorities in both Wales and Northern Ireland collected pots, tubs, and trays at kerbside, only 84 percent of local authorities in England and Scotland collected these materials. Meanwhile, 18 percent of Welsh local authorities offered kerbside collection services for plastic film, just six percent of Scottish local authorities offered this same service. authorities in England providing this service.