UK homes binning 100 billion pieces of plastic a year, survey finds

Each UK household is throwing away an average of 66 items of plastic per week, the Big Plastic Count fount (Ollie Horrop/Everyday Plastic)

UK households collectively throw away almost 100 billion pieces of plastic every year, according to a recent survey.

The Big Plastic Count saw nearly 100,000 households across the country count every piece of disposable packaging they used over the course of a week in May.