Plastics - Challenges and Opportuntiies in a Circular Economy

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Graph UK Recycling Trends (source: A Strategic Vision for Growth, BPF, 2016).
The recycling of PET bottles has risen 1,900% since 2001. (source: Recoup UK Household Collection Survey 2014).
75% of plastic bottles in Wales are recycled due to a harmonised collection scheme (source: Recoup)
In the past 5 years, the number of councils collecting PTT has risen from 30% to 75% (source: Recoup).
‘At 61%, the UK already fairs well without a DRS…’ (Recycling stat source: Recoup).
Over ten years the average weight of plastic packaging has reduced by 28% (source: Plastic Packaging – Born to Protect, PlasticsEurope, 2012 ).
Only 2% of litter consists of plastic bottles (source: IncPen litter composition survey).
Replacing plastics with alternative materials would quadruple the environmental cost. (source: Plastics and Sustainability: A Valuation of Environmental Benefits, Costs and Opportunities for Continuous Improvement, Trucost, 2016).
Employees by Various Manufacturing Industries graph and other infographics on page four (source: Businesses in Scotland publication, 2015).