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These material specific targets were: | These material specific targets were: | ||
* [[Glass]] 60% | * [[Glass]] 60% | ||
* [[Paper | * [[Paper & Card]] 50% | ||
* [[Metal]] 50% | * [[Metal]] 50% | ||
* [[Plastic]] 22.5% | * [[Plastic]] 22.5% | ||
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[[Member States]] must continue to meet these minimum standards, but are free to set higher domestic targets if they chose. The provisional figures indicate 70.2% of UK Packaging Waste was either recycled or recovered in 2017 <ref name="dig">[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>. The mechanism used to deliver evidence and drive the Packaging Waste targets is delivered in the UK through the [[PRN]] system. | [[Member States]] must continue to meet these minimum standards, but are free to set higher domestic targets if they chose. The provisional figures indicate 70.2% of UK Packaging Waste was either recycled or recovered in 2017 <ref name="dig">[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste 2019] updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data</ref>. The mechanism used to deliver evidence and drive the Packaging Waste targets is delivered in the UK through the [[PRN]] system. | ||
== UK | == UK Performance == | ||
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|+ style="caption-side:bottom;"|Packaging Waste and Recycling/Recovery, split by material, UK 2017 (provisional)<ref name="dig" /> | |+ style="caption-side:bottom;"|Packaging Waste and Recycling/Recovery, split by material, UK 2017 (provisional)<ref name="dig" /> | ||
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| [[Metal]] || style="text-align:right;" | 736 || style="text-align:right;" | 525 || style="text-align:right;" | 71.3% || style="text-align:right;" | 50.0% | | [[Metal]] || style="text-align:right;" | 736 || style="text-align:right;" | 525 || style="text-align:right;" | 71.3% || style="text-align:right;" | 50.0% | ||
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| ''of which'': [[Aluminium]] || style="text-align:right;" | 177 || style="text-align:right;" | 94 || style="text-align:right;" | 53.1% || style="text-align:right;" | z | | ''of which'': [[Metal|Aluminium]] || style="text-align:right;" | 177 || style="text-align:right;" | 94 || style="text-align:right;" | 53.1% || style="text-align:right;" | z | ||
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| ''of which'': [[Steel]] || style="text-align:right;" | 559 || style="text-align:right;" | 431 || style="text-align:right;" | 77.1% || style="text-align:right;" | z | | ''of which'': [[Metal|Steel]] || style="text-align:right;" | 559 || style="text-align:right;" | 431 || style="text-align:right;" | 77.1% || style="text-align:right;" | z | ||
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| [[Paper | | [[Paper & Card]] || style="text-align:right;" | 4,749 || style="text-align:right;" | 3,754 || style="text-align:right;" | 79.0% || style="text-align:right;" | 60.0% | ||
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| [[Glass]] || style="text-align:right;" | 2,399 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,623 || style="text-align:right;" | 67.6% || style="text-align:right;" | 60.0% | | [[Glass]] || style="text-align:right;" | 2,399 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,623 || style="text-align:right;" | 67.6% || style="text-align:right;" | 60.0% | ||
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Arisings estimates made at point of manufacture. | Arisings estimates made at point of manufacture. | ||
== UK Targets <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-producer-responsibilities gov.uk website: Packaging Waste: Producer Responsibilities]</ref>== | |||
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! Material or Process !! 2017 (%) !! 2018 (%) !! 2019 (%) !! 2020 (%) | |||
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| General Recovery || 79 || 80 || 81 || 82 | |||
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| General Recycling || 92 || 92 || 92 || 92 | |||
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| [[Paper & Card]] || 69.5 || 71 || 73 || 75 | |||
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| [[Glass]] || 77 || 78 || 79 || 80 | |||
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| [[Metal|Aluminium]] || 55 || 58 || 61 || 64 | |||
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| [[Metal|Steel]] || 76 || 79 || 82 || 85 | |||
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| [[Plastic]] || 51 || 53 || 55 || 57 | |||
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| [[Wood]] || 22 || 38 || 43 || 48 | |||
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The glass remelt target has stayed the same in the glass obligation at 67%. | |||
The recycling factor which is multiplied by turnover to calculate the obligation for small producers has stayed the same at 30% | |||
== References == | == References == | ||