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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.

[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types‏‎]]

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== 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]]

[[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).

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* 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)===

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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.
 [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types‏‎]]
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 == 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]]
-[[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).
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 * 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)===