The Big Plastic Count, run by Everyday Plastic, asks households, schools and workplaces to tally their plastic packaging for a week. The March 2026 count (68,000 participants, 1.5 million pieces) estimated that 59 per cent of UK household plastic is burnt, 16 per cent recycled, 16 per cent exported and 9 per cent landfilled, figures used in lobbying on the treaty and UK packaging law.
Honest caveat: the next count has not been announced; sign up for the alert. Everyday Plastic's 2025 to 2028 work is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
How to start: thebigplasticcount.com/