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== UK Targets and Progress == | == UK Targets and Progress == | ||
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|+ style="caption-side:bottom;"|Packaging Waste and Recycling/Recovery, split by material, UK 2017 (provisional)<ref>DEFRA Digest</ref> | |||
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! !! Packaging Waste Arising (kt) !! Total Recovered/Recycled (kt) !! Achieved Recovery/Recycling Rate (%) !! EU Target Recovery/Recycling Rate (%) | |||
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| Metal || style="text-align:right;" | 736 || style="text-align:right;" | 525 || style="text-align:right;" | 71.3% || style="text-align:right;" | 50.0% | |||
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| ''of which'': Aluminium || style="text-align:right;" | 177 || style="text-align:right;" | 94 || style="text-align:right;" | 53.1% || style="text-align:right;" | z | |||
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| ''of which'': Steel || style="text-align:right;" | 559 || style="text-align:right;" | 431 || style="text-align:right;" | 77.1% || style="text-align:right;" | z | |||
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| Paper and Cardboard || style="text-align:right;" | 4,749 || style="text-align:right;" | 3,754 || style="text-align:right;" | 79.0% || style="text-align:right;" | 60.0% | |||
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| Glass || style="text-align:right;" | 2,399 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,623 || style="text-align:right;" | 67.6% || style="text-align:right;" | 60.0% | |||
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| Plastic || style="text-align:right;" | 2,260 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,044 || style="text-align:right;" | 46.2% || style="text-align:right;" | 22.5% | |||
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| Wood || style="text-align:right;" | 1,310 || style="text-align:right;" | 411 || style="text-align:right;" | 31.4% || style="text-align:right;" | 15.0% | |||
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| Other Materials || style="text-align:right;" | 23 || style="text-align:right;" | 0 || style="text-align:right;" | 0.0% || style="text-align:right;" | z | |||
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! Total (for Recycling) !! style="text-align:right;" | 11,476 !! style="text-align:right;" | 7,357 !! style="text-align:right;" | 64.1% !! style="text-align:right;" | 55.0% | |||
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| Energy from Waste || style="text-align:right;" | z || style="text-align:right;" | 700 || style="text-align:right;" | 6.1% || style="text-align:right;" | z | |||
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! Total (for Recycling and Recovery) !! style="text-align:right;" | 11,476 !! style="text-align:right;" | 8,057 !! style="text-align:right;" | 70.2% !! style="text-align:right;" | 60.0% | |||
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z = Not applicable | |||
Arisings estimates made at point of manufacture. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 26 November 2019
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (as amended) set minimum Recovery (60%) and Recycling (55%) targets for Packaging waste to be met by 31 December 2008, as well as material specific targets.
Material Specific Targets
These material specific targets were:
Member States must continue to meet these minimum standards, but are free to set higher domestic targets if they chose. The provisional figures indicate 70.2% of UK Packaging Waste was either recycled or recovered in 2017 [1]. The mechanism used to deliver evidence and drive the Packaging Waste targets is delivered in the UK through the PRN system.
UK Targets and Progress
| Packaging Waste Arising (kt) | Total Recovered/Recycled (kt) | Achieved Recovery/Recycling Rate (%) | EU Target Recovery/Recycling Rate (%) | |
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| Metal | 736 | 525 | 71.3% | 50.0% |
| of which: Aluminium | 177 | 94 | 53.1% | z |
| of which: Steel | 559 | 431 | 77.1% | z |
| Paper and Cardboard | 4,749 | 3,754 | 79.0% | 60.0% |
| Glass | 2,399 | 1,623 | 67.6% | 60.0% |
| Plastic | 2,260 | 1,044 | 46.2% | 22.5% |
| Wood | 1,310 | 411 | 31.4% | 15.0% |
| Other Materials | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | z |
| Total (for Recycling) | 11,476 | 7,357 | 64.1% | 55.0% |
| Energy from Waste | z | 700 | 6.1% | z |
| Total (for Recycling and Recovery) | 11,476 | 8,057 | 70.2% | 60.0% |
z = Not applicable
Arisings estimates made at point of manufacture.
References
- ↑ UK Statistics on Waste 2019 updating some of the 2018 Digest with 2017 data
- ↑ DEFRA Digest