The total volume of packaging waste produced in the European Union (EU-28) totaled 88.9 million metric tons in 2017. This was an increase of more than two million metric tons from the previous year.
Amount of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2012 to 2017 (in million metric tons)
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Eurostat. (October 11, 2020). Amount of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2012 to 2017 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793055/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu-28/
Eurostat. "Amount of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2012 to 2017 (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793055/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu-28/
Eurostat. (2020). Amount of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2012 to 2017 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793055/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu-28/
Eurostat. "Amount of Packaging Waste in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2012 to 2017 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793055/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu-28/
Eurostat, Amount of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2012 to 2017 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793055/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Amount of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2012 to 2017 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, October 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793055/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu-28/