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In 2018, plastic waste generation in Spain reached a decade-high, at 2.57 million metric tons. This represented a year-over-year increase of 3.5 percent. In that year, plastic packaging accounted for a 64-percent-share of plastic waste generated in Spain.

Volume of plastic waste generated in Spain from 2009 to 2018 (in million metric tons)

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April 2020

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Spain

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2009 to 2018

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