Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy is urging people across England to try and reduce their packaging waste over the festive period.

Figures showed a rise in the amount of household rubbish generated nationally in the first year of the pandemic.

Here's how much household waste was collected per person in each south east London borough in 2020-21:

Bexley

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs data shows Bexley Council collected an average of 391.3kg of household waste per person from homes in the area in 2020-21.

That was up from 380.5kg the year before, and the equivalent of around 98 family-sized turkeys each.

But residents were less wasteful than the average person across England last year – 420.6kg of household waste was collected per person nationally on average, compared to 407.3kg in 2019-20.

Around 50% of household waste in Bexley was sent for reuse, recycling or composting in 2020-21 – down from 54% in 2019-20.

Bromley

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs data shows Bromley Council collected an average of 406.7kg of household waste per person from homes in the area in 2020-21.

That was up from 371kg the year before, and the equivalent of around 102 family-sized turkeys each.

But residents were less wasteful than the average person across England last year – 420.6kg of household waste was collected per person nationally on average, compared to 407.3kg in 2019-20.

Around 45% of household waste in Bromley was sent for reuse, recycling or composting in 2020-21 – down from 51% in 2019-20.

Greenwich

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs data shows Greenwich Council collected an average of 376.3kg of household waste per person from homes in the area in 2020-21.

That was up from 354.9kg the year before, and the equivalent of around 94 family-sized turkeys each.

But residents were less wasteful than the average person across England last year – 420.6kg of household waste was collected per person nationally on average, compared to 407.3kg in 2019-20.

Around 31% of household waste in Greenwich was sent for reuse, recycling or composting in 2020-21 – down from 33% in 2019-20.

Lewisham

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs data shows Lewisham Council collected an average of 324.4kg of household waste per person from homes in the area in 2020-21.

That was up from 319.9kg the year before, and the equivalent of around 81 family-sized turkeys each.

But residents were less wasteful than the average person across England last year – 420.6kg of household waste was collected per person nationally on average, compared to 407.3kg in 2019-20.

Around 28% of household waste in Lewisham was sent for reuse, recycling or composting in 2020-21 – up from 27% in 2019-20.

Dartford

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs data shows Dartford Borough Council collected an average of 372.5kg of household waste per person from homes in the area in 2020-21.

That was up from 331.8kg the year before, and the equivalent of around 93 family-sized turkeys each.

But residents were less wasteful than the average person across England last year – 420.6kg of household waste was collected per person nationally on average, compared to 407.3kg in 2019-20.

Around 24% of household waste in Dartford was sent for reuse, recycling or composting in 2020-21 – unchanged from in 2019-20.

Allison Ogden-Newton OBE, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, said over 100,000 tonnes of plastic waste is generated on Christmas Day across Great Britain, and 1 billion cards are thrown away.

She added: “We all have a part to play in making the changes that will limit global warming and stem the rising tide of plastic that is choking our oceans.

"We must do better.

"Think about what you buy, what you consume and what you will do with the packaging waste that you create and make the right choices for our environment.”

Greenpeace said the considerable rise in national household waste is worrying, and that the figures likely underestimate the total volume of plastic thrown away.

Nina Schrank, senior campaigner at Greenpeace UK, said the coronavirus pandemic will have contributed, with people receiving more deliveries and disposing of more waste at home – but said too much packaging is sold already.

She added: "At Christmas time we become even more aware of our rubbish as we pile up packaging and wrapping when we're preparing food and opening presents.

"Seeing mountains of waste, especially masses of plastic, makes us feel very aware of the environmental impacts of our purchases."

Resources and Waste Minister Jo Churchill said local authorities faced unprecedented challenges to keep rubbish collections running during the pandemic She added: “Recycling and reusing more of our waste is key to helping us protect the environment for future generations.

“Despite a highly challenging year, less than 8% of local authority collected waste went to landfill, while food waste recycling from households increased by 12%."

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