Facts and Statistics About Packaging Waste in UK

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Facts And Statistics The total annual waste including food, packaging and other ‘nonfoods’ produced across the different sectors is 2.87 million tonnes. Of this, 46% is recycled, sent to anaerobic digestion or composted. What exactly is packaging, how do we use it and what can we do to reduce the environmental impact









As we focus on recycling more and more of what we throw away from our homes and places of business, we are closer to the goal of making the Earth more Eco-Friendly place with less waste.




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Sources: • https://www.wrap.org.uk • https://www.theguardian.com • https://www.360environmental.co.uk


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