PlasticFlow 2025

PlasticFlow 2025 has been developed to help Defra assess current and future levels of UK plastic packaging placed on the market (POM) and recycled. The report provides projections out to 2025, offering essential insights for packaging policy planning.

Alongside market and recycling estimates, PlasticFlow 2025 examines the UK and European compliance implications of projected trends. With a strong focus on accuracy, the study includes error margins and robustness assessments to ensure reliable data. The findings will support evidence-based decision-making for improving recycling performance and shaping future UK packaging policy.

Latest Packflow Reports

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2026
Plastic PackFlow 2025 – Methodology Review

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.

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WoodFlow 2020

Commissioned 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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