Plastic waste exports from the European Union EU-27 2022, by origin

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Bruna Alves,
Nov 15, 2023
Germany was the largest exporter of plastic waste in the European Union in 2022, shipping more than 745,000 metric tons. The Netherlands ranked second, exporting roughly 676,000 metric tons of plastic waste that year. Turkey has emerged as the main destination for EU plastic waste exports in recent years.

Exports of plastic waste from the European Union in 2022, by country of origin (in 1,000 metric tons)

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November 2023

Region

EU

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Based on commodity code 3915 (Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics).
The source did not provide a release date. The publication date given is the date of access.
Figures for Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, and Spain were not available at the time of publication.
Figures have been rounded.

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