Yearly quantity of plastics placed on market and plastic waste in the UK as of 2020

It is estimated that 4.9 million metric tons of plastic is placed on the market (POM) in the United Kingdom each year. Of this total, approximately three quarters becomes waste. Plastic waste pollution is a growing problem worldwide, due to its environmental impacts on land and in oceans and rivers.

据估计，英国每年约有490万吨塑料（POM）投放市场。其中，大约四分之三最终成为废物。塑料废物污染是全球范围内日益严峻的问题，其陆地及海洋和河流的环境影响日益显著。