Evergreen Biotech

The world's annual consumption of plastic materials has increased from around 5 million tons in the 1950s to nearly 100 million tones today. The amount of plastic waste generated annually in the UK is estimated to be nearly 3 million tones. An estimated 56% of all plastics waste is used packaging, three-quarters of which are collected from households. It is estimated that only 7% of total plastic waste arising are currently being recycled. Plastics consumption is growing by about 4% every year in Western Europe.