Packaging accounts for the largest share of plastic waste generation in the European Union by far, making up 59 percent of all plastic waste generation in 2015. Electrical and electronic equipment made up eight percent of the total.
Plastic waste generation in the European Union (EU-28) in 2015, by type
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Statistics on Plastic waste in Europe
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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
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Trade
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- 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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- Public opinion on the presence of plastic in the environment in Poland 2019
- plastic waste sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by sector
- Concerns with plastic pollution in the ocean in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Plastic lifecycle in the Mediterranean region
- Italy: plastic waste separation habits 2017
- Volume of plastics recycled in Australia FY 2010-2019
- Global share of plastic waste by type 2015
- Volume of plastics recycled in Australia FY 2019, by destination
- Support for plastic product bans in Great Britain 2018, by age
- Support for plastic product bans in Great Britain 2018, by item
- Plastic product usage reduction in Great Britain 2019, by item
- Single-use plastics beach litter in the European Union (EU-28) 2017, by type
- Global data on plastic production and waste 1950-2017
- Global industrial plastic waste generation by sector 2015
- Plastic demand shares in Europe 2021, by segment
- UK plastic waste exports to Turkey 2012-2021
- Volume of chemically recycled plastic waste Japan 2011-2020
- Industry revenue of “rubber and plastic hose and belting manufacturing“ in Ohio 2012-2024
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- Public opinion on the presence of plastic in the environment in Poland 2019
- plastic waste sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by sector
- Concerns with plastic pollution in the ocean in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
- Plastic lifecycle in the Mediterranean region
- Italy: plastic waste separation habits 2017
- Volume of plastics recycled in Australia FY 2010-2019
- Global share of plastic waste by type 2015
- Volume of plastics recycled in Australia FY 2019, by destination
- Support for plastic product bans in Great Britain 2018, by age
- Support for plastic product bans in Great Britain 2018, by item
- Plastic product usage reduction in Great Britain 2019, by item
- Single-use plastics beach litter in the European Union (EU-28) 2017, by type
- Global data on plastic production and waste 1950-2017
- Global industrial plastic waste generation by sector 2015
- Plastic demand shares in Europe 2021, by segment
- UK plastic waste exports to Turkey 2012-2021
- Volume of chemically recycled plastic waste Japan 2011-2020
- Industry revenue of “rubber and plastic hose and belting manufacturing“ in Ohio 2012-2024
European Commission. (January 16, 2018). Plastic waste generation in the European Union (EU-28) in 2015, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/817004/plastic-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/
European Commission. "Plastic waste generation in the European Union (EU-28) in 2015, by type." Chart. January 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817004/plastic-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/
European Commission. (2018). Plastic waste generation in the European Union (EU-28) in 2015, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/817004/plastic-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/
European Commission. "Plastic Waste Generation in The European Union (Eu-28) in 2015, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817004/plastic-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/
European Commission, Plastic waste generation in the European Union (EU-28) in 2015, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/817004/plastic-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Plastic waste generation in the European Union (EU-28) in 2015, by type [Graph], European Commission, January 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/817004/plastic-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/