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This report reveals the results of The Big Plastic Count. Almost a quarter of a million participants threw away 6.4 million pieces of packaging waste in just one week, yet only 12% is likely recycled. It provided overwhelming proof that the UK’s waste system cannot cope with the enormous amount of waste generated.

The Big Plastic Count found that UK households discard an estimated 90 billion plastic pieces annually, with only 17% being recycled domestically.

Nationwide, 100,000 participants, including nearly 13,000 school classes, are participating in The Big Plastic Count this week. It is a unique opportunity for households to gather evidence for the government about the extent of the UK’s plastic waste problem.

The return of Greenpeace UK and Everyday Plastic's The Big Plastic Count represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the public to influence the UN Global Plastics Treaty.

Nationwide, across all 650 parliamentary constituencies, 80,000 participants have already signed up for The Big Plastic Count 2024, including over 10,000 school classes. They have committed to counting a week’s plastic waste as part of the UK’s largest waste survey starting next week.

Nearly a quarter of a million people counted their plastic waste for one week, and the results are fascinating. Here's what we learned.

Supermarkets could make big cuts to the amount of plastic waste they produce by zeroing in on just a few ‘problem products’ responsible for a big chunk of their plastic footprint, a groundbreaking new report has found

Your guide to the deal that could end plastic pollution for good

Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic supporters just made history by taking part in The Big Plastic Count - the biggest ever investigation into plastic waste.

Schools, households, community groups and businesses up and down the country counted their plastic waste for a whole week in March to reveal the state of the UK's plastic waste problem. The Big Plastic Count 2024 is finished, and it's time to see the results.

Workers at Conservative Campaign Headquarters were today greeted by a 10ft tall bottle with flames painted on it highlighting the government’s 14 years of failure on plastic pollution. The giant bottle, deposited outside the gates of CCHQ in Westminster by Greenpeace UK activists, features Conservative party branding above rising flames…

Nearly half our plastic waste gets burned. But doing so is costing us our health and our planet. Find out what incineration is and why it cannot be a solution to the plastic problem.

Half of the plastic we throw away is being set on fire – and the most deprived communities are suffering the consequences.

The Big Plastic Count is the UK’s biggest investigation into household plastic waste. Together we can push the government to end the age of plastic once and for all. Are you in?

Greenpeace is calling on Sainsbury’s to eliminate unnecessary and un-recyclable plastic by 2020