Recycling of plastic (FOI)Recycling of plastic (FOI)
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29 March 2019.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
A
I would like to know how much plastic was collected for recycling in Jersey during 2017 and 2018
B
How this plastic was dealt with? For example if it was exported for recycling or disposed of in the energy from waste plant.
Response
A
The following table shows the plastic collected for recycling.
| Year | Amount in tonnes |
| 2017 | 744 |
| 2018 | 511 |
B
All of the plastic collected for recycling was sent to UK or European recycling plants.
The Island recycling figures can be found on www.gov.je at the following link:
Waste management statistics
gov.je