The Big Plastic Count: Survey shows 'recycling doesn't work'

UK homes binning 100 billion pieces of plastic a year, survey finds

‘Pretending we can sort this with recycling is just industry greenwash,’ said Greenpeace UK plastics campaigner Chris Thorne

Britons dispose of nearly 100bn pieces of plastic packaging a year, survey finds

UK households recycle just 12% of single-use plastic, says Greenpeace

'Jaw-dropping' amount of plastic thrown away by British households every year revealed

The project, launched by Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic, has also revealed the most common piece of plastic chucked away by households.

UK homes bin 100 billion pieces of plastic a year, survey finds

The average family throws away 66 bits of packaging every week

The Big Plastic Count: Survey shows 'recycling doesn't work'

Organisers estimate the UK throws out nearly 100 billion pieces of plastic each year.