As Table 1 shows, 3.2 million tonnes of packaging was put into recycling bins, while 2.3 million ended up in residual, or ‘black’ bins, and 70,000 tonnes were mistakenly put into food waste. This ...
In addition to the overarching goal of achieving a 70 per cent reuse and recycling rate by 2035, the roadmap envisions 23 per cent of total plastic waste being mechanically recycled within the UK, ...