UK throws away 468 million spray bottles and 520 million shampoo bottles every year

The average Brit will get through 242 plastic bottles, 109 single-use coffee cups and 209 crisp packets each year, according to research.

It’s not just food and drink packaging piling up, as the UK will collectively throw away 468 million spray bottles from cleaning products and 520 million shampoo bottles every year.

It also emerged 83% are not clear which of these items can and can’t be recycled.

As a result, the average Brit admits to throwing an estimated 30% of their recyclable items into general waste.

This is potentially costing the economy more than £95m each year, as the recyclable materials which could have been otherwise sold on to manufacturers and generate money for the economy just end up in landfill or are incinerated.

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