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== PET (1) ==
== PET (1) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of [[PET]] ([[wikipedia:Polyethylene terephthalate | Polyethylene Terephthalate]]) to a single waste operator.
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== HDPE (2) ==
== HDPE (2) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of [[HDPE]] ([[wikipedia:High-density polyethylene | High Density Polyethylene]]) to a single waste operator.
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== PVC (3) ==
== PVC (3) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of [[PVC]] ([[wikipedia:Polyvinyl chloride | Polyvinyl Chloride]]) to a single waste operator.
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== LDPE (4) ==
== LDPE (4) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of [[LDPE]] ([[wikipedia:Low-density polyethylene | Low Density Polyethylene]]) to a single waste operator.
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== PP (5) ==
== PP (5) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends any tonnage of PP (Polypropylene) to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends any tonnage of [[PP]] ([[wikipedia:Polypropylene |Polypropylene]]) to a single waste operator.
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== PS (6) ==
== PS (6) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of PS (Polystyrene) to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of [[PS]] ([[wikipedia:Polystyrene |Polystyrene]]) to a single waste operator.
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== OTHER PLASTICS (7) ==
== OTHER PLASTICS (7) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 1000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 1000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. This includes, for the purpose of WikiWaste, [[ABS]] ([[wikipedia:Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene]]) often used in children's toys and car bumpers.
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Revision as of 10:43, 8 December 2020

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 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.

Overview

Plastics are defined as 'any of numerous organic synthetic or processed materials that are mostly thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers of high molecular weight and that can be made into objects, films, or filaments' [1]. Although plastics present many benefits, plastic waste, generally, does not decompose and therefore persists in the environment presenting a variety of wide-reaching environmental issues, polluting soils, rivers and oceans, and harming the creatures that inhabit them [2].

Plastic waste reported as being sent to Landfill is decreasing; between 2012 and 2016 the tonnage dropped from 122,400 to 53,400. This is due to an increase in plastic waste being recycled or sent to Energy Recovery, with these treatment methods dealing with 91% of plastic waste in 2016 and the remaining 9% being sent to landfill[2].

The current focus in the media on the harm that plastic causes in the environment often does not consider the benefits that plastics can bring in a number of ways, including food preservation. The debate on the merits or otherwise of plastics use, and alternatives, is gathering momentum in the UK at present.

A recently published House of Commons Library Briefing Paper (7th January 2020) [3] sets out some further issues and a link to all relevant legislation and policy issues at the present time.

Macro Tonnage

The most recent information published by DEFRA [4] 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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Data Table
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) 138,126
Mining and Quarrying (MQ) 766
Industrial (Ind) 373,144
Construction (Con) 67,445
Commercial (Com) 822,233
Household (HH) 127,842


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 [5] 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 [6] reported non-packaging waste closer to 1,5000,000 tonnes.

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.

The headers below presently only capture the tonnage collected and reported by local authorities through WasteDataFlow.

PET (1)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of PET ( Polyethylene Terephthalate) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes

HDPE (2)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of HDPE ( High Density Polyethylene) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes

PVC (3)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of PVC ( Polyvinyl Chloride) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes

LDPE (4)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of LDPE ( Low Density Polyethylene) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes

PP (5)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends any tonnage of PP (Polypropylene) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes

PS (6)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of PS (Polystyrene) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes

OTHER PLASTICS (7)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 1000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator. This includes, for the purpose of WikiWaste, ABS ( Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) often used in children's toys and car bumpers.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes

Mixed Plastic Bottles

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 2000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Gloucestershire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Smiths ( Gloucester ) Ltd The Old Airfield, Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire Mixed Plastic Bottles 5,161.63 {{{date}}}
Ryedale District Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Yorwaste Ltd Seamer Landfill Site, Dunslow Road, Seamer, Scarborough, North Yorkshire Mixed Plastic Bottles 5,037.96 {{{date}}}
Dumfries & Galloway Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Not Available Not Available Mixed Plastic Bottles 4,853.02 {{{date}}}
Bristol City Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J. And A. Young (Leicester) Limited Unit 15, Saxon Way East, Oakley Hay Industrial Estate, Corby, Northamptonshire Mixed Plastic Bottles 3,956.46 {{{date}}}
Nottinghamshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Veolia E S Nottinghamshire Ltd Warren Way, Crown Farm Ind Est, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Mixed Plastic Bottles 3,480.71 {{{date}}}
Newport City Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young ( Leicester ) Ltd J & A Young ( Leicester), Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Mixed Plastic Bottles 3,024.54 {{{date}}}
Neath Port Talbot CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) P M K Recycling Limited P M K Recycling, Baston Outgang Road, Baston, Peterborough, Cambs Mixed Plastic Bottles 2,257.00 {{{date}}}
Richmondshire District Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Yorwaste Ltd Tancred Quarry, Scorton, Richmond, North Yorkshire Mixed Plastic Bottles 2,151.48 {{{date}}}

Mixed Plastics

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 5000 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Merseyside WDA (MBC) Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) S Norton & Co Ltd Bankfield House, Bankfield Mill, Regent Road, Liverpool, Merseyside Mixed Plastics 17,486.76 {{{date}}}
Cheshire West and Chester Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Viridor Waste Management Ltd Salmon Pastures Transfer Station, Attercliffe Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Mixed Plastics 12,195.26 {{{date}}}
Vale of Glamorgan Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Cowbridge Compost Ltd The Lodge, Llwynhelig, Gibbots Hill, Cowbridge, Vale Of Glamorgan Mixed Plastics 8,502.31 {{{date}}}
Swindon Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Jeremy Mark Freeth Kingshill Recycling Centre, Cricklade, Swindon, Wiltshire Mixed Plastics 8,326.98 {{{date}}}
St Helens MBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Biffa Waste Services Ltd Pocket Nook Resource Management Centre, Pocket Nook Street, St Helens, Warrington, Cheshire Mixed Plastics 7,451.41 {{{date}}}

Video tapes, DVDs and CDs

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 500 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt JMP WILCOX & CO LTD, BELDRAY WORKS, BELDRAY ROAD BILSTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WEST MIDLANDS , WV14 7NH Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 713.07 {{{date}}}
Conwy CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Crest Brierley HouseFerry Farm Roadllandudno JunctionConwy LL31 9SFTel 596783 Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 548.60 {{{date}}}
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Wilcox Industrial Supply Co. Beldray Works, Beldray Road Bilston, West Midlands WV14 7NH Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 527.00 {{{date}}}
Derbyshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Exporter - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Savanna; Savanna Mill, Forest Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (EPR/XE5987WJ) Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 508.84 {{{date}}}

References

  1. ↑ Marriam-Webster, 2019. Definition of PLASTIC. Merriam-webster.com. [online] [Accessed 27 Feb. 2019].
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Smith, L. 2019. BRIEFING PAPER Number 08515, 30 September 2019 - Plastic waste. London: House of Commons Library. [online].
  3. ↑ Commons Briefing Paper CBP-8515
  4. ↑ UK Statistics on Waste 2020
  5. ↑ WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2019
  6. ↑ WRAP Plastics Market Situation Report 2016
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