B
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13%
13% -- mail recycling rate for UK mail (2026)
In the UK, only 13% of mail is recycled.
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Value
13%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
UK
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Allies Computing
Primary
Tier B
https://alliescomputing.com/news/the-environmental-cost-of-undelivered-mail ↗
Source Article
The environmental cost of undelivered mail
Original Research
Allies Computing
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Methodology
Recycling rate for mail in the UK
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
RegionUK
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UK mail: 13% mail recycling rate. Source: Allies Computing (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-mail-recycling-rate-13pct
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