The UK recycling industry has seen great progress over the last few years, with the amount of general waste recycled today over 400 percent higher than it was at the beginning of the century. Plastic recycling, in particular, has grown exponentially - in 2003 the UK collected 24 000 tonnes of plastic bottles; by 2010 this had risen to nearly 300 000 tonnes. It is important to draw a distinction between collections and recycling.
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