A review of the quantity of wood packaging being placed on the market (POM) and recycled in 2014.
Main findings
The project estimated wood packaging POM in 2014 at 1,310k tonnes, an increase of 276k tonnes from the estimated current figure.
The final project estimate was found to be just over 100k tonnes higher than data reported by obligated companies under the Packaging Waste Regulations (using the UK net pack fill calculation method). This suggests that non-obligated flow account for 8% of wood packaging in the UK.
The upward revision to wood packaging POM suggests that the recycling performance of the UK is now lower. The UK would have achieved a 31% recycling rate in 2014 if the revised POM figure is used, which is lower than the current rate of 40% in 2014.
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WRAP-Wood Flow 2020 Final for publication.pdf
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