largest single-use plastic waste generating countries are located in Europe, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain.
On average, three-quarters of adults in Europe agreed that single-use plastics should be banned as soon as possible. The strongest support was in Italy, where 83 percent of respondents agreed that single-use plastics should be banned as soon as possible. Several of the Support for banning single-use plastics as soon as possible in selected countries in Europe in 2021
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Statistics on Plastic waste in Europe
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global plastic use shares 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste generation worldwide 1980-2019, by application
- Premium Statistic Share of global plastic waste management 2019-2060, by method
- Premium Statistic Mismanaged plastic waste shares worldwide 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Regional shares of ocean plastic waste inputs worldwide 2019
Generation
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- Premium Statistic Plastics consumption in the European Union 1980-2019
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union 2005-2019
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste per capita in the European Union 2005-2019
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste per capita in the EU-27 2020, by country
Waste management
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- Premium Statistic Share of plastic waste management in Europe 2019, by method and region
- Premium Statistic Plastics post-consumer waste treatment in Europe (EU27+3) 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Plastics post-consumer waste treatment in Europe (EU27+3) 2006-2020, by method
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging waste treatment in Europe (EU27+3) 2006 & 2020, by treatment type
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the EU 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Recycling of plastic packaging waste in the EU-27 2010-2019, by country
Trade
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- Premium Statistic Annual plastic waste exports from the EU-27 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exports by the EU-27 2015-2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exports by the European Union 2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exports from the European Union EU-27 2021, by country
Pollution
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- Premium Statistic Support for an international treaty to combat plastic pollution in Europe 2021
- Premium Statistic Opinions on banning single-use plastics in Europe 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Estimated illegal dumps containing plastic waste in Europe 2022, by selected country
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste leakage to the environment from the European Union 2019-2060
- Premium Statistic Number of waste items found along the coastlines of Europe 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of waste items found along the coastlines in Europe 2020, by country
Outlook
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Further related statistics
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- Single-use plastic waste volume generated APAC 2019, by country
- Single-use plastic waste generation per capita worldwide 2019
- Net single-use plastic waste generation worldwide 2019, by select country
- Single-use plastic waste volume per capita APAC 2019, by country
- Biggest single-use plastic producers worldwide 2019
- Plastic waste generation per capita in the EU 2019-2060
- Plastic waste generation per capita in the U.S. 2019-2060
- Projected plastic waste generation in the European Union 2019-2060
- Plastic waste generation worldwide 1980-2019, by application
- Projected plastic waste generation in the United States 2019-2060
- Plastic waste generation outlook worldwide 2019-2060, by application
- Plastic waste imports worldwide 2021, by destination
- Plastic waste trade value in the EU 2000-2021
- Most common single-use plastic products people want to use Japan 2022
- Awareness of disposable plastic products usage Japan 2022
- Plastics and plastic waste opinions in the U.S. 2020-2022, by statement
- China: production of plastic products by month 2020-2022
- Recycling rate of plastic waste Japan 2011-2020
- Mismanaged plastic waste shares worldwide 2019, by select country
- Share of ocean plastic waste inputs worldwide 2019, by country
- Plastic waste exports from the European Union EU-27 2021, by country
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Ipsos. (February 22, 2022). Support for banning single-use plastics as soon as possible in selected countries in Europe in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341670/europe-single-use-plastic-ban-support-by-country/
Ipsos. "Support for banning single-use plastics as soon as possible in selected countries in Europe in 2021." Chart. February 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341670/europe-single-use-plastic-ban-support-by-country/
Ipsos. (2022). Support for banning single-use plastics as soon as possible in selected countries in Europe in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341670/europe-single-use-plastic-ban-support-by-country/
Ipsos. "Support for Banning Single-use Plastics as Soon as Possible in Selected Countries in Europe in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341670/europe-single-use-plastic-ban-support-by-country/
Ipsos, Support for banning single-use plastics as soon as possible in selected countries in Europe in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341670/europe-single-use-plastic-ban-support-by-country/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Support for banning single-use plastics as soon as possible in selected countries in Europe in 2021 [Graph], Ipsos, February 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341670/europe-single-use-plastic-ban-support-by-country/