This statistic displays the consumption of plastic items in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018*, by type. It is expected that in 2018, 42 billion plastic straws will be consumed in the United Kingdom, and 46 billion cigarette butts. In total, around 210 billion of these plastic items will be consumed.
Plastic item consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018*, by type
(in billions)
*The source notes that the latest year of available data for most of the information presented here is 2016 with a few data points from 2015 and 2017. From this point onwards, future projections are applied.
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WWF, & Eunomia. (March 26, 2018). Plastic item consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018*, by type (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/830313/plastic-item-consumption-united-kingdom-uk/
WWF, und Eunomia. "Plastic item consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018*, by type (in billions)." Chart. March 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830313/plastic-item-consumption-united-kingdom-uk/
WWF, Eunomia. (2018). Plastic item consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018*, by type (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830313/plastic-item-consumption-united-kingdom-uk/
WWF, and Eunomia. "Plastic Item Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018*, by Type (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830313/plastic-item-consumption-united-kingdom-uk/
WWF & Eunomia, Plastic item consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018*, by type (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830313/plastic-item-consumption-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Plastic item consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018*, by type (in billions) [Graph], WWF, & Eunomia, March 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/830313/plastic-item-consumption-united-kingdom-uk/