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	Current estimates are that there was 3,700,000 tonnes of plastic put on the market in 2019, comprising 2,400,000 tonnes of '''[[~~packaging waste~~\|plastic packaging waste]]''' and a further 1,500,000 tonnes of '''non-packaging plastic waste''' primarily from the construction sector<ref> [http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/WRAP_Plastics_market_situation_report.pdf WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019]</ref>. The macro plastic waste tonnage reported by [[DEFRA]] for the UK in 2020 was 1,807,003 tonnes<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>, the balance between put on the market and [[Recycling\|recycled]]/[[Recovery\|recovered]] remaining in [[residual waste]] streams.		Current estimates are that there was 3,700,000 tonnes of plastic put on the market in 2019, comprising 2,400,000 tonnes of '''[[Packaging Waste\|plastic packaging waste]]''' and a further 1,500,000 tonnes of '''non-packaging plastic waste''' primarily from the construction sector<ref> [http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/WRAP_Plastics_market_situation_report.pdf WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019]</ref>. The macro plastic waste tonnage reported by [[DEFRA]] for the UK in 2020 was 1,807,003 tonnes<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>, the balance between put on the market and [[Recycling\|recycled]]/[[Recovery\|recovered]] remaining in [[residual waste]] streams.

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	Current estimates are that there was 3,700,000 tonnes of plastic put on the market in 2019, comprising 2,400,000 tonnes of '''plastic packaging waste''' and a further 1,500,000 tonnes of '''non-packaging plastic waste''' primarily from the construction sector<ref> [http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/WRAP_Plastics_market_situation_report.pdf WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019]</ref>. The macro plastic waste tonnage reported by [[DEFRA]] for the UK in 2020 was 1,807,003 tonnes<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>, the balance between put on the market and [[Recycling\|recycled]]/[[Recovery\|recovered]] remaining in [[residual waste]] streams.		Current estimates are that there was 3,700,000 tonnes of plastic put on the market in 2019, comprising 2,400,000 tonnes of '''[[packaging waste\|plastic packaging waste]]''' and a further 1,500,000 tonnes of '''non-packaging plastic waste''' primarily from the construction sector<ref> [http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/WRAP_Plastics_market_situation_report.pdf WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019]</ref>. The macro plastic waste tonnage reported by [[DEFRA]] for the UK in 2020 was 1,807,003 tonnes<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>, the balance between put on the market and [[Recycling\|recycled]]/[[Recovery\|recovered]] remaining in [[residual waste]] streams.

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	[[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref> [http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/WRAP_Plastics_market_situation_report.pdf WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019]</ref> identify 2,400,000 tonnes of plastic packaging waste placed on the market in 2019 (of which around 550,000 tonnes was collected by local authorities) with a further 1,500,000 tonnes of non-packaging plastic primarily from the construction sector.		[[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref> [http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/WRAP_Plastics_market_situation_report.pdf WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019]</ref> identify 2,400,000 tonnes of plastic [[packaging waste]] placed on the market in 2019 (of which around 550,000 tonnes was collected by local authorities) with a further 1,500,000 tonnes of non-packaging plastic primarily from the construction sector.

	Plastics reports by [[WRAP]] acknowledge the challenges and accuracy around estimating plastic tonnage in the UK (in many cases relying on plastics placed on the market rather than plastics actually recycled to derive figures due to the poor quality of waste figures).		Plastics reports by [[WRAP]] acknowledge the challenges and accuracy around estimating plastic tonnage in the UK (in many cases relying on plastics placed on the market rather than plastics actually recycled to derive figures due to the poor quality of waste figures).

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	* Export 98:2 (98% target and 2% non-target material)		* Export 98:2 (98% target and 2% non-target material)

	==Local ~~Autnority~~ Tonnages==		==Local Authority Tonnages==

	The headers below presently only capture ~~the~~ tonnage collected and reported by local authorities through [[WasteDataFlow]].		The headers below presently only capture significant tonnage collected and reported by [[Local Authority\|local authorities]] through [[WasteDataFlow]].

	===PET (1)===		===PET (1)===

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	== Macro Tonnage ==		== Macro Tonnage ==
	The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 1,807,003 tonnes of plastic wastes generated in the UK in 2020 as part of the broader tonnage reported in [[UK Waste Tonnage]] equivalent to c2% of the total. These tonnages exclude any plastics that are not [[Recycling\|recycled]]/[[Recovery\|recovered]] and remain in [[residual waste]] streams.		The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 1,807,003 tonnes of plastic wastes generated in the UK in 2020 as part of the broader tonnage reported in [[UK Waste Tonnage]] equivalent to c.2% of the total. These tonnages exclude any plastics that are not [[Recycling\|recycled]]/[[Recovery\|recovered]] and remain in [[residual waste]] streams.

	[[File:Plastic_Pie.png\|800px\|frameless\|center]]		[[File:Plastic_Pie.png\|800px\|frameless\|center]]

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	== Macro Tonnage ==		== Macro Tonnage ==
	The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 1,~~528~~,~~527~~ tonnes of plastic wastes generated in the UK in ~~2016~~ as part of the broader tonnage reported in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:		The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 1,807,003 tonnes of plastic wastes generated in the UK in 2020 as part of the broader tonnage reported in [[UK Waste Tonnage]] equivalent to c2% of the total. These tonnages exclude any plastics that are not [[Recycling\|recycled]]/[[Recovery\|recovered]] and remain in [[residual waste]] streams.

	[[File:Plastic_Pie.png\|800px\|frameless\|center]]		[[File:Plastic_Pie.png\|800px\|frameless\|center]]

	~~The macro numbers above under~~ report ~~the total plastics put into~~ the market~~, as the macro numbers exclude tonnage which would otherwise be captured~~ in ~~mixed categories. The macro numbers also do not breakdown the component elements~~ of ~~plastic~~, ~~but the following headers in the page are the materials as handled~~ by local authorities ~~and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]]~~.		[[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref> [http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/WRAP_Plastics_market_situation_report.pdf WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019]</ref> identify 2,400,000 tonnes of plastic packaging waste placed on the market in 2019 (of which around 550,000 tonnes was collected by local authorities) with a further 1,500,000 tonnes of non-packaging plastic primarily from the construction sector.

	[[WRAP]] in their most recent report <ref> [http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/WRAP_Plastics_market_situation_report.pdf WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019]</ref> identify 2,400,000 tonnes of plastic packaging waste placed on the market in 2017 (of which around 550,000 tonnes was collected by local authorities) with a further 2,500,000 tonnes of non-packaging plastic primarily from the construction sector. There is some debate around the accuracy of these figures, and an earlier evolution of this report in 2016 <ref>[https://www.wrap.org.uk/collections-and-reprocessing/recovered-materials-markets/reports/market-situation-reports-plastics WRAP Plastics ~~Market Situation Report 2016] </ref> reported non-packaging waste closer to 1,5000,000 tonnes.~~		Plastics reports by [[WRAP]] acknowledge the challenges and accuracy around estimating plastic tonnage in the UK (in many cases relying on plastics placed on the market rather than plastics actually recycled to derive figures due to the poor quality of waste figures).

	~~Indeed earlier plastics~~ reports by [[WRAP]] acknowledge the challenges and accuracy around estimating plastic tonnage in the UK (in many cases relying on plastics placed on the market rather than plastics actually recycled to derive figures due to the poor quality of waste figures).

	Assuming the total plastics placed on the market at the [[WRAP]] figure of 4,900,000 tonnes, this represents 2.2% of total [[UK Waste Tonnage]] but when taking out of consideration the categories of mineral waste (from construction and demolition and mines and quarries), soils, dredging spoils and sludges it represents 7.1% of total waste generated.

	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

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	Current estimates are that there was 2,400,000 tonnes of '''plastic packaging waste''' ~~placed on the market in 2017 with~~ a further 2,500,000 tonnes of '''non-packaging plastic waste''' primarily from the construction sector. ~~There is some debate around~~ the ~~accuracy of these figures~~, ~~with earlier reports on non~~-~~packaging~~ waste ~~closer to 1~~,~~5000,000 tonnes~~.		Current estimates are that there was 3,700,000 tonnes of plastic put on the market in 2019, comprising 2,400,000 tonnes of '''plastic packaging waste''' and a further 1,500,000 tonnes of '''non-packaging plastic waste''' primarily from the construction sector<ref> [http://www.wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/WRAP_Plastics_market_situation_report.pdf WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019]</ref>. The macro platic waste tonnage reported by [[DEFRA]] for the UK in 2020 was 1,807,003 tonnes<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref>, the balance between put on the market and [[Recycling\|recycled]]/[[Recovery\|recovered]] remaining in [[residual waste]] streams.

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 The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 1,528,527 tonnes of plastic wastes generated in the UK in 2016 as part of the broader tonnage reported in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:
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 The macro numbers above under report the total plastics put into the market, as the macro numbers exclude tonnage which would otherwise be captured in mixed categories. The macro numbers also do not breakdown the component elements of plastic, but the following headers in the page are the materials as handled by local authorities and as reported through [[WasteDataFlow]].

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	The '''[[Plastics Pact]]''' is an initiative with voluntary membership with the objective of transitioning to a [[Circular Economy\|circular economy]] for plastics, with targets for reduction, [[reuse]], [[recycling]] and the elimination of single use plastics.		The '''[[Plastics Pact]]''' is an initiative with voluntary membership with the objective of transitioning to a [[Circular Economy\|circular economy]] for plastics, with targets for reduction, [[reuse]], [[recycling]] and the elimination of single use plastics.

			Under [[Simpler Recycling]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/simpler-recycling-collections-and-tougher-regulation-to-reform-waste-system</ref> [[Plastic]] is defined as:
			* Plastic bottles made of [[PET (1)\|PET]], [[PP (5)\|PP]] and [[HDPE (2)\|HDPE]]
			* Pots, tubs and trays made of [[PET (1)\|PET]], [[PP (5)\|PP]] (including expanded [[PP (5)\|PP]]) and [[wikipedia: Polyethylene\|PE]]
			* [[wikipedia: Polyethylene\|PE]] and [[PP (5)\|PP]] plastic tubes larger than 50mm x 50mm
			* Cartons for food, drink and other liquids, including aseptic and chilled cartons
			* Plastic film packaging and plastic bags made of mono [[wikipedia: Polyethylene\|PE]], mono [[PP (5)\|PP]] and mixed [[PP (5)\|PP]] and [[wikipedia: Polyethylene\|PE]], including those metallised through vacuum or vapour deposition

	== Macro Tonnage ==		== Macro Tonnage ==