21 January 2025
Did you know that, according to the British Plastics Federation, the amount of plastic that is collected and recycled has increased each year for at least the last twenty-five years?
♻️ In the year 2000, only 13,000 tonnes of plastic bottles were recycled.
♻️ Today, that figure has reached 390,000 tonnes of plastic bottles each year.
♻️ 81% of post-consumer plastic is recovered.
♻️ 61% of plastic bottles, such as shampoo, bleach and drinks, are collected for recycling.
We’re proud to play a part in this positive story. Between October 2023 and September 2024, Plan B Management Solutions recycled 7,000 tonnes of mixed plastic bottles and packaging.
So how does the process work? Well, we supply UK-based plastic recycling facilities where the materials are processed into different polymers, chemical compounds which are the building blocks of plastics.
The materials are then treated further and turned back into a recycled resource to be used in various manufacturing applications. For example, HDPE natural plastic is used to make new milk bottles from recycled material and PET is reused as plastic packaging for drinks and other items.
The UK is tenth in Europe for plastic recycling, which means we’re doing well but there is room for further improvement in 2025 and the years ahead.
Source: British Plastics Federation