Plastic waste recycled in Spain 2015-2021

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Bruna Alves,
Feb 20, 2024

In 2021, Spain recycled roughly 642,000 metric tons of plastic waste, a year-over-year increase of 13 percent. Nevertheless, recycling rates remained below the pre-pandemic peak of 723,000 metric tons recorded in 2019. Recycling accounted for two-thirds of plastic waste generated in Spain that year.

Plastic waste recycling in Spain from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)

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November 2023

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Spain

Survey time period

2015 to 2021

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