The PackFlow Covid-19 reports assess the impacts of the pandemic and recession on UK packaging flows, collections, recycling, and compliance risks. Produced to support Defra, governments, and industry, they provide robust evidence on how Covid-19 has shaped packaging performance and policy needs.
Phase I updates the baseline year to 2019 for packaging placed on the market (POM), recycling, and end markets. Phase II models the effects of lockdown with scenarios running to 2022. This report focuses on UK paper and card packaging, providing accurate POM and recycling estimates, alongside insights into domestic and overseas end markets.
Valpak’s Plastic PackFlow 2025 Methodology Review strengthens the methodologies used to estimate UK plastic packaging placed on the market, introducing updated 2024 baseline data, improved robustness assessments, and evidence to support packaging policy, regulatory development, and informed industry decision-making.
Read MoreValpak partnered with Zero Waste Scotland to deliver the Textiles Flow Into and Within Scotland research, offering a clearer picture of national textile flows and future policy considerations. Download the full reports and explore how strong data supports effective stewardship.
Read MoreCommissioned by WRAP and delivered by Valpak Consulting with expert support, this report reviews the quantity of wood packaging placed on the UK market (POM) and recycled in 2014. It also projects future POM figures and recycling rates through to 2020.
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