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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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-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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 [[File:Baled plastic bottles.jpg|400px|left|Recycled plastic bottles in bales for shipping - image from shift website, all rights reserved]]__TOC__