Plastic

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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 waste 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:

Plastic Wastes
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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 send PET (1) ( Polyethylene Terephthalate) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Merthyr Tydfil CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Jayplas High View road, Berristow Lane, South Normanton PET [1] 1,063.86 {{{date}}}
Isle of Wight Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt New Farm Road, Alresford, Hampshire SO24 9QE PET [1] 568.62 {{{date}}}
Torridge District Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Clean Tech Europe Limited Hemswell Business Park, Hemswell, Lincolnshire PET [1] 147.63 {{{date}}}
Bridgend CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt AWD Byass WorksDocks RoadPort Talbot PET [1] 92.53 {{{date}}}
Exeter City Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young Leicester Ltd J & A Young Ltd, Cotton Way Off Weldon Road, Derby Road Ind Est, Loughborough, Leicestershire PET [1] 83.13 {{{date}}}
Torridge District Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Veolia ES Landfill Limited Rainham Landfill, Coldharbour Lane, Off Ferry Lane, Rainham, Essex PET [1] 46.97 {{{date}}}
Bridgend CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Jayplas High View road, Berristow Lane, South Normanton PET [1] 16.80 {{{date}}}
East Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt PET [1] 8.11 {{{date}}}
Isle of Wight Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Jayplas High View road, Berristow Lane, South Normanton PET [1] 3.77 {{{date}}}
Leeds City Council MBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) H W Martin Waste Ltd Unit 1, Parkside Lane, Parkside Industrial Est, Leeds, West Yorkshire PET [1] 1.78 {{{date}}}

HDPE (2)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 200 tonnes of HDPE (2) ( High Density Polyethylene) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Merthyr Tydfil CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Bryn Quarry Ltd Bryn Quarry Ltd, Gellia'R-Gwellt Uchaf, Gelligaer, Hengoed, Caerphilly HDPE [2] 6,273.94 {{{date}}}
Merthyr Tydfil CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Jayplas High View road, Berristow Lane, South Normanton HDPE [2] 1,063.86 {{{date}}}
Wakefield City MDC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Whitemoor Business ParkCliffe CommonSelbyYO8 6EG HDPE [2] 674.08 {{{date}}}
Wolverhampton MBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) S & B Waste Management & Recycling Ltd Plot 26 Purbrook Road, Monmore Green, Wolverhampton, West Midlands HDPE [2] 521.12 {{{date}}}
Thurrock Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) P F Ahern ( London ) Ltd Oliver Close, Riverside Estate, West Thurrock, Essex HDPE [2] 275.70 {{{date}}}
Wigan MBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) FCC Recycling (UK) Limited Blackburn Meadows Waste Management Centre, Alsing Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire HDPE [2] 226.45 {{{date}}}

PVC (3)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 20 tonnes of PVC (3) ( Polyvinyl Chloride) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Merthyr Tydfil CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Bryn Quarry Ltd Bryn Quarry Ltd, Gellia'R-Gwellt Uchaf, Gelligaer, Hengoed, Caerphilly PVC [3] 4,738.50 {{{date}}}
Cardiff County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Atlantic Recycling Ltd Ty - To - Maen Farm, Newton Road, Rumney, Cardiff, Glamorgan PVC [3] 2,350.16 {{{date}}}
Carmarthenshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt CWM Environmental Ltd; Nantycaws Waste Management SiteLlanddarog RdNantycawsCarmarthenCarmarthenshire PVC [3] 1,234.74 {{{date}}}
Carmarthenshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt CWM Environmental Ltd; Nantycaws Waste Management SiteLlanddarog RdNantycawsCarmarthenCarmarthenshire PVC [3] 407.85 {{{date}}}
Wrexham CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Tudor Griffiths Ltd Wood Lane, Ellesmere, Shropshire PVC [3] 302.63 {{{date}}}
City and County of Swansea Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt AWD GROUPByass Works, Docks Road, Port Talbot, SA13 1RS PVC [3] 286.58 {{{date}}}
Neath Port Talbot CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt AWDEM Edwards WorksLlandarcyNeathSA10 6JY PVC [3] 248.00 {{{date}}}
Vale of Glamorgan Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt AWDPlot A, Edward WorksNeath, Port TalbotEPR/DF0530VR/A001Exemption NRW-WME028232 PVC [3] 185.01 {{{date}}}
Blackpool Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Recycling Lives Ltd D1/ D2 Longridge Road, Red Scar Bus Park, Preston, Lancashire PVC [3] 117.28 {{{date}}}
Powys County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Potter James Edward Potters Yard, Severn Road, Welshpool, Powys PVC [3] 98.76 {{{date}}}
Torfaen CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt AWD (Group) Ltd, Byass Works, The Docks,Port Talbot, PVC [3] 50.12 {{{date}}}
Plymouth City Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt White Lady RoadPlymouth PVC [3] 25.10 {{{date}}}
Pembrokeshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt AWD Byass Works,Dock RoadPort Talbot PVC [3] 21.62 {{{date}}}

LDPE (4)

Below is a list of local authorities that send LDPE (4) ( Low Density Polyethylene) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Neath Port Talbot CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Derwen Plant Ltd Neath Abbey Wharf, Skewen, Neath, Neath Port Talbot LDPE [4] 1,080.06 {{{date}}}
Isle of Wight Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt New Farm Road, Alresford, Hampshire SO24 9QE LDPE [4] 413.28 {{{date}}}
Dumfries & Galloway Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Not Available Not Available LDPE [4] 390.85 {{{date}}}
Vale of Glamorgan Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Biffa Waste Management Ltd Nation Wide Works, Viking Place, Roath Docks, Cardiff, Glamorgan LDPE [4] 85.22 {{{date}}}
Torfaen CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt CV Extrusion & Moulding Compounds Ltd,Capital Valley, Kay and Kears Ind Est, Cwmavon,NR PONTYPOOL, Torfaen, LDPE [4] 15.32 {{{date}}}
East Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt LDPE [4] 8.11 {{{date}}}

PP (5)

Below is a list of local authorities that sends any tonnage of PP (5) (Polypropylene) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
East Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt PP [5] 8.11 {{{date}}}
Powys County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Coral Products Ltd.North Florida Road,Haydock Industrial Estate,Haydock,St. HelensLicense: WEX226354 PP [5] 7.08 {{{date}}}
Powys County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Coral Products Ltd.North Florida Road,Haydock Industrial Estate,Haydock,St. HelensLicense: WEX165741 PP [5] 5.11 {{{date}}}

PS (6)

Below is a list of local authorities that send PS (6) (Polystyrene) to a single waste operator.


Authority Stream Facility Operator Address Material Tonnes
Carmarthenshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt CWM Environmental Ltd; Nantycaws Waste Management SiteLlanddarog RdNantycawsCarmarthenCarmarthenshire PS [6] 1,234.74 {{{date}}}
City and County of Swansea Source segregated recyclate Exporter - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Newport Paper Aston House,3 Springfield Industrial Estate Newport, ShropshireTF10 7NB PS [6] 578.49 {{{date}}}
Carmarthenshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt CWM Environmental Ltd; Nantycaws Waste Management SiteLlanddarog RdNantycawsCarmarthenCarmarthenshire PS [6] 407.85 {{{date}}}
City and County of Swansea Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt High View Road,Berristow Lane,South Normanton,Alfreton. DE55 2DT PS [6] 11.60 {{{date}}}
East Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt PS [6] 8.11 {{{date}}}
Aberdeenshire Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Not Available Not Available PS [6] 7.35 {{{date}}}
Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J. And A. Young (Leicester) Limited Unit 15, Saxon Way East, Oakley Hay Industrial Estate, Corby, Northamptonshire PS [6] 4.11 {{{date}}}

OTHER PLASTICS (7) (including ABS)

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
Suffolk County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Boltons Brothers, Bramford Rd, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 0SL OTHER PLASTICS [7] 3,413.69 {{{date}}}
Wolverhampton MBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) S & B Waste Management & Recycling Ltd Plot 26 Purbrook Road, Monmore Green, Wolverhampton, West Midlands OTHER PLASTICS [7] 2,923.96 {{{date}}}
Wigan MBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) S Norton & Co Ltd Tenax Road, Trafford Park, Manchester OTHER PLASTICS [7] 2,814.43 {{{date}}}
Cardiff County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Atlantic Recycling Ltd Ty - To - Maen Farm, Newton Road, Rumney, Cardiff, Glamorgan OTHER PLASTICS [7] 2,350.16 {{{date}}}
Neath Port Talbot CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Derwen Plant Ltd Neath Abbey Wharf, Skewen, Neath, Neath Port Talbot OTHER PLASTICS [7] 2,172.60 {{{date}}}
Inverclyde Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Not Available Not Available OTHER PLASTICS [7] 1,831.80 {{{date}}}
Warrington Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Site details not known Unknown OTHER PLASTICS [7] 1,647.10 {{{date}}}
Kingston-upon-Hull City Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Allensway Recycling Ltd Prospect House, Holme On Spalding Moor, York, Yorkshire OTHER PLASTICS [7] 1,193.26 {{{date}}}
Lancashire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Gillett Environmental Ltd Gillett Environmental Ltd, Waste Transfer Station, Lindum Park Industrial Estate, Off Boundary Road, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire OTHER PLASTICS [7] 1,178.51 {{{date}}}
Wrexham CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) S Norton & Co Ltd South Canada Dock, Branch 2 Regent Road, Liverpool, Merseyside OTHER PLASTICS [7] 1,072.31 {{{date}}}

Mixed Plastic Bottles

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 1000 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}}}
Staffordshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) A R Richards Ltd A R Richards Ltd, Warrant Hangars, Sutton Road, Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire Mixed Plastic Bottles 1,532.24 {{{date}}}
East Lothian Comingled recyclate Materials recovery facility Not Available Not Available Mixed Plastic Bottles 1,460.80 {{{date}}}
Warwickshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Casepak, Enderby, LeicesterL19 4SD Mixed Plastic Bottles 1,165.20 {{{date}}}
Gwynedd Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young ( Leicester ) Ltd J & A Young ( Leicester), Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Mixed Plastic Bottles 1,154.90 {{{date}}}
Blaenau Gwent CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J and Young (Leicester) Ltd Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Mixed Plastic Bottles 1,001.14 {{{date}}}

Mixed Plastics

Below is a list of local authorities that sends more than 3000 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}}}
Hertfordshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Exporter - recycling (qu19) Pearce Recycling Company Ltd Pearce House, Acrewood Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire Mixed Plastics 4,884.63 {{{date}}}
Devon County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Sita U K Ltd East Devon Materials Recycling Facility, Unit 54, Greendale Business Park, Woodbury, Salterton, Devon Mixed Plastics 3,621.12 {{{date}}}
Hounslow LB Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Outside UK-nonEU Facility Outside The Uk And Not Within Europe Mixed Plastics 3,528.00 {{{date}}}
Suffolk County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Boltons Brothers, Bramford Rd, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 0SL Mixed Plastics 3,413.69 {{{date}}}
North Somerset Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt 62 Brandon Parade,Holly Walk,Royal Leamington SpaWarwickshire Mixed Plastics 3,256.94 {{{date}}}
Cheltenham Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Exporter - recycling (qu19) Clearpoint Ltd The Innovation Centre, Hornbeam House, Hornbeam Park, Harrogate Mixed Plastics 3,230.91 {{{date}}}
City and County of Swansea Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) J & A Young ( Leicester ) Ltd J & A Young ( Leicester), Berristow Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire Mixed Plastics 3,223.44 {{{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}}}
Hampshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt 2 Lester Way, Hithercroft Industrial Estate. Wallingford. OX10 9TA Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 482.94 {{{date}}}
Leeds City Council MBC Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Multiple destinations Multiple Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 441.65 {{{date}}}
Wandsworth LB Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Chris Carey's CollectionsRaymond HouseCricket LaneBeckenhamKentBR3 1LW Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 417.02 {{{date}}}
Wokingham Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt 46-48 Portman Road, Reading, RG30 1EA Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 371.08 {{{date}}}
Hammersmith and Fulham LB Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Chris Carey's CollectionsRaymond HouseCricket LaneBeckenhamKentBR3 1LW Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 345.07 {{{date}}}
Kirklees MBC Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt St Vincent de Paul Society; Unit 1 Wellington ArcadeBrighouseWest Yorkshire Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 287.33 {{{date}}}
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Chris Careys Collections LtdRaymond HouseCricket LaneBeckenhamKentBR3 1LW Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 251.97 {{{date}}}
Lambeth LB Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Chris Carey's CollectionsRaymond HouseCricket LaneBeckenhamKentBR3 1LW Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 238.09 {{{date}}}
West Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Multiple destinations Multiple Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 225.08 {{{date}}}
Reading Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Precycle. 46-48 Portman Road, Reading, RG30 1EAExemptions WEX059051 and WEX059060Not found on selection lists Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 224.37 {{{date}}}
Buckinghamshire Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt South Bucks Hospice; Aston Clinton - HRC College Road North Aston Clinton Buckinghamshire Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 215.40 {{{date}}}
Bracknell Forest Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Precycle. 46-48 Portman Road, Reading, RG30 1EAExemptions WEX059051 and WEX059060Not found on selection lists Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 208.18 {{{date}}}
Milton Keynes Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Savanna Rags, Forest Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 4BU Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 197.99 {{{date}}}
Buckinghamshire Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt South Bucks Hospice; Aston Clinton - HRCCollege Road NorthAston ClintonBuckinghamshire Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 167.39 {{{date}}}
Buckinghamshire Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt South Bucks Hospice; Clay Lane Booker High Wycombe Buckinghamshire Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 143.26 {{{date}}}
Derbyshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Exporter - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Savanna; Savanna Mill, Forest Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (exemption XE5987WJ) Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 140.07 {{{date}}}
East Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Robins Michael Robins Of Herstmonceux, Newtimber Chalk Pit, Newtimber, Hassocks, West Sussex Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 139.07 {{{date}}}
Buckinghamshire Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt South Bucks Hospice; Clay LaneBookerHigh WycombeBuckinghamshire Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 129.20 {{{date}}}
Barnsley MBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt RAG Collections46-48 Portman RoadReading Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 107.87 {{{date}}}
Wigan MBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Rag Collections Ltd (Precycle)46-48 Portman RoadReading Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 106.50 {{{date}}}
Central Bedfordshire Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Urbaser Thorn Turn Recycling CentreHoughton Regis Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 100.98 {{{date}}}
Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Goldstone BooksCilyrychen Industrial Estate, Llandybie, Ammanford, SA18 3GY Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 85.32 {{{date}}}
Cardiff County Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt The Cabin - Wastesavers Reuse Shop; The Cabin - Wastesavers Reuse ShopLamby Way Recycling CentreRumney CardiffCF3 2HPEP3995FL Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 67.39 {{{date}}}
Doncaster MBC Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt 46-48 Portman Road, Reading Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG30 1EA Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 62.94 {{{date}}}
Hertfordshire County Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Green Resource Recycling ( G R R ) Ltd Coach Works, 275 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 52.96 {{{date}}}
Cardiff County Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Goldstone Books Ltd; Goldstone Books Ltd, Cilyrychen Industrial Estate, Llandybie, Carmarthenshire, SA18 3GY Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 38.16 {{{date}}}
North Somerset Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt A Webb Recycling6 Mulberry GardensGloucesterGL4 5BN Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 34.82 {{{date}}}
Rotherham MBC Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt "J M P WILCOX & CO LTD, BELDRAY ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 7NHWEX079676" Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 34.34 {{{date}}}
Cardiff County Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Goldstone Books Ltd, Cilyrychen Industrial Estate, Llandybie, Carmarthenshire, SA18 3GY Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 33.60 {{{date}}}
Bedford Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Savannah Rags; Savanna Rags, Forest Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 4BU Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 33.18 {{{date}}}
City and County of Swansea Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt 10-11 Charterhouse SquareLondon EC1M 6EH Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 28.93 {{{date}}}
West Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) M D J Light Bros ( Scrap Processors ) Ltd Mdj Light Brothers, Unit 4, High March Industrial Estate, Daventry, Northants Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 25.63 {{{date}}}
Fife Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Not Available Not Available Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 25.51 {{{date}}}
Portsmouth City Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Wrap Distribution; Wrap Distribution, 2 Lester Way, Hithercroft Industrial Estate, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 9TA Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 22.66 {{{date}}}
West Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Exporter - reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt WRAP Distribution, 2 Lester Way, Wallingford Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 19.88 {{{date}}}
Derby City Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Savanna Mill, Forest Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 4BU Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 18.70 {{{date}}}
Southampton City Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Wrap Distribution, Wallingford,OxfordshireOX109TA; Wrap Distribution, 2, Lester Way, Hithercroft Industrial Estate, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 9TA Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 16.93 {{{date}}}
Blaenau Gwent CBC Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Goldstone Books Ltd, Cilyrychen Industrial Estate, Llandyb��e, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, SA18 Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 14.93 {{{date}}}
Rotherham MBC Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt JMP Wilcox; "J M P WILCOX & CO LTD, BELDRAY ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 7NHWEX079676" Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 11.75 {{{date}}}
Plymouth City Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) British Heart Foundation Bhf Shops Division, Crown House, Church Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 11.12 {{{date}}}
East Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 8.11 {{{date}}}
West Sussex County Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt D&B Supplies Ltd, Unit 2 Dalton Gates Business Park, West Lane, Darlington Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 7.36 {{{date}}}
Buckinghamshire Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt 46-48, Portman Road, Reading, RG30 1EA Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 7.27 {{{date}}}
Southampton City Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 6.72 {{{date}}}
Rutland County Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt NA Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 6.40 {{{date}}}
Vale of Glamorgan Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt Goldstone Books ltdCilyrchen Industriel EstateLlandybieCarmarthenshireCBDU014747 Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 2.15 {{{date}}}
South Oxfordshire District Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) British Heart Foundation Bhf Shops Division, Crown House, Church Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 0.40 {{{date}}}
Woking Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Reprocessor - recycling (qu19) Other/Exempt SCOPE Ltd; Scope Here East Press Centre, 14 E Bay Ln, London, Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 0.31 {{{date}}}
Woking Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt SCOPE Ltd; Scope Here East Press Centre, 14 E Bay Ln, London, Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 0.29 {{{date}}}
Woking Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt SCOPE Ltd; Scope Here East Press Centre, 14 E Bay Ln, London Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 0.26 {{{date}}}
Woking Borough Council Source segregated recyclate Reuse (qu35) Other/Exempt SCOPE Ltd; Scope Here East Press Centre, 14 E Bay Ln, London Video tapes, DVDs and CDs 0.04 {{{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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