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Exports of plastic waste from the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2023, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)

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Release date

2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2020 to 2023

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This statistic uses original data from the HM Revenue and Customs and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the .

Figures have been rounded.
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Plastic waste exports from the UK 2020-2023, by type

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Dec 12, 2024

The United Kingdom exported nearly *** thousand metric tons of polyethylene (PE) waste in 2023, making it the most exported plastic waste type. Meanwhile, polystyrene waste exports amounted to some ** thousand tons that year, nearly tripling from 2020 levels.

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