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More than 225,000 people took part in The Big Plastic Count and kept track of their waste.
UK throws away more plastic per person than every other country in the world, barring the US .
Just 17% of plastic remnants were recycled compared with 58% being incinerated.
Campaigners urge policymakers to call for a legally binding global target to cut plastic production.
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