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Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures

Population	59 Million
No. of Local Authorities	480
Packaging	9.2 Million tonnes (2000)
Tonnage recovered	3.9 Million tonnes (2000)
Actual situation	42% (2000) - Recycled 37%, Energy recovery 5%.
Members/Turnover (approximate numbers)	Wastepak - 470 members Biffpack - 350 members Onyxpak - 240 members Paperpak - 220 members Difpak - 150 members Cleanaway - 100 members
Types of packaging	The UK system makes no distinction bet-ween household, commercial, or industrial packaging. All schemes look after all types of packaging, but some were set up to cater for specific industries such as the dairy industry (Difpak); or the paper industry (Paperpak).

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