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== Macro Tonnage ==
== Macro Tonnage ==
The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/digest-of-waste-and-resource-statistics-2018-edition Digest of Waste Resources 2018] reporting data from 2016</ref> <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</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 1,528,527 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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== PET (1) ==
== PET (1) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) to a single waste operator.
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='PET (1)' and tonnage >= 200|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='PET (1)' and tonnage >= 200|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
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== HDPE (2) ==
== HDPE (2) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) to a single waste operator.
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='HDPE (2)' and tonnage >= 200|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='HDPE (2)' and tonnage >= 200|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
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== PVC (3) ==
== PVC (3) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) to a single waste operator.
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='PVC (3)' and tonnage >= 200|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='PVC (3)' and tonnage >= 200|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
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== LDPE (4) ==
== LDPE (4) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) to a single waste operator.
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='LDPE (4)' and tonnage >= 100|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='LDPE (4)' and tonnage >= 100|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
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== PP (5) ==
== PP (5) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends any tonnage of this material to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends any tonnage of PP (Polypropylene) to a single waste operator.
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='PP (5)' and tonnage >= 0|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='PP (5)' and tonnage >= 0|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
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== PS (6) ==
== PS (6) ==
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of this material to a single waste operator.
Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 100 tonnes of PS (Polystyrene) to a single waste operator.
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#clear_external_data:}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='PS (6)' and tonnage >= 100|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}
{{#get_db_data: db=disp |from=disposal |where=material='PS (6)' and tonnage >= 100|order by=tonnage desc|data=authority=authority,stream=stream,type=type,operator=operator,address=address,material=material,tonnage=tonnage}}