Table 2.

Usage rates of each item during each time period, based on number used per person per week and per hour on-the-go. ↑ indicates statistically significant increase compared to before lockdown. *UK ban on straws and stirrers brought in 1st September 2020, towards the end of lockdown-eased, just before Rule of Six.

Time period	Bags		Bottles		Condiment sachets		Cups		Food wrappers		Straws, stirrers, cutlery*		Takeaway containers
	Per person	Per hr	Per person	Per hr	Per person	Per hr	Per person	Per hr	Per person	Per hr	Per person	Per hr	Per person	Per hr
Before lockdown	0.52	0.01	0.66	0.02	0.35	0.01	0.53	0.01	3.88	0.10	0.49	0.01	0.84	0.02
Lockdown 1	0.67↑	0.02↑	2.11↑	0.07↑	0.58↑	0.02↑	0.58↑	0.02↑	6.00↑	0.19↑	0.78↑	0.02↑	1.75↑	0.05↑
Lockdown-eased	0.58↑	0.03↑	0.45	0.02	0.38↑	0.02↑	0.40	0.02↑	3.14	0.14↑	0.20	0.01	0.51	0.02
Rule of Six	0.46	0.02↑	0.63	0.03↑	0.35	0.02↑	0.48	0.02↑	3.74	0.17↑	0.29	0.01	0.97↑	0.04↑
Lockdown 2	0.55↑	0.02↑	1.38↑	0.05↑	0.48↑	0.02↑	0.93↑	0.03↑	5.24↑	0.19↑	0.45	0.02↑	1.28↑	0.05↑
All (average)	0.52	0.02	0.65	0.02	0.37	0.01	0.50	0.02	3.75	0.12	0.38	0.01	0.83	0.03