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Recovered or recycled plastic packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)

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Release date

September 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2012 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Recovered waste refers to waste used for energy recovery.
This statistic is using original data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the

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Plastic packaging waste recycled in the UK 2012-2023

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Nov 13, 2024

Approximately **** million metric tons of plastic packaging waste were recovered or recycled in the United Kingdom in 2023. This means the UK achieved a plastic packaging recycling rate of **** percent that year. The amount of plastic packaging waste collected for recycling or energy recovery increased by ** percent from 2012 through to 2023.

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