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In 2015, dry recycling was the largest component of recycled waste, comprising 59% of the total. [11] A 2018 survey by the Ball Corporation studied the publics concerns and thoughts on recycling in the UK: 86% of all British adults claim to be worried about the matter, and 90% of the people aged 55 and above show the most concern.
Recycling rates by country 2019 Country % recycling % composting % incineration with energy recovery % incineration without energy recovery % other recovery % landfill % other disposal Australia: 24.6 19.8 0.6 0 9.5 55 0 Austria: 26.5 32.6 38.9 0 0 2.1 0 Belgium: 34.1 20.6 42.3 0.5 1.6 0 0 Costa Rica: 3 3.8 0 0 0 86.5 6.7 Czech Republic: 22.8 11.7
The UK’s £5 billion metals recycling industry supplies environmentally sound raw materials to metals manufacturers around the world. The wider industry comprises an estimated 2,500 businesses, employing 8,000-10,000 people, and processes approximately 13 million tonnes of ferrous and non-ferrous metals every year.
In the UK, all businesses and other organisations have a legal duty of care over the waste they generate. This legal responsibility was introduced in the groundbreaking Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990 [7] and was recently amended by the Environment Act (EA) 2021 [8] to provide more clarity in definitions and expand responsibilities.
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the main trade body for the plastics industry in the UK. ... In 1988, a number code for recycling plastics was introduced.
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DECLG Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Ireland) DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; DGXI Directorate General of the European Commission responsible for the Environment; DLGE Department of Local Government and the Environment (Isle of Man) DMR Dry Mixed Recyclables; DoC Duty of Care
The UK Statistics Authority (UKSA, Welsh: Awdurdod Ystadegau'r DU) is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for oversight of the Office for National Statistics, maintaining a national code of practice for official statistics, and accrediting statistics that comply with the Code as National Statistics.