The amounted of packaging waste produced in the United Kingdom (UK) totaled 11.5 million metric tons in 2017. This was a slight increase from the previous year.
Amount of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons)
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Eurostat. (October 11, 2020). Amount of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780904/weight-of-packaging-waste-united-kingdom-uk/
Eurostat. "Amount of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780904/weight-of-packaging-waste-united-kingdom-uk/
Eurostat. (2020). Amount of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780904/weight-of-packaging-waste-united-kingdom-uk/
Eurostat. "Amount of Packaging Waste in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2006 to 2017 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780904/weight-of-packaging-waste-united-kingdom-uk/
Eurostat, Amount of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780904/weight-of-packaging-waste-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Amount of packaging waste in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, October 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780904/weight-of-packaging-waste-united-kingdom-uk/