Plastic

Overview

Macro Tonnage

The most recent information published by DEFRA ^[1] ^[2]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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Plastic Wastes - Tonnage Reported as Generated by DEFRA 2016

PET [1]

HDPE (2)

PVC [3]

LDPE [4]

PP [5]

PS [6]

OTHER PLASTICS [7]

Mixed Plastic Bottles

Mixed Plastics

Video tapes, DVDs and CDs

References

↑ Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016
↑ UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data

[1] Digest of Waste Resources 2018 reporting data from 2016

[2] UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data

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