In financial year 2018, approximately 790.2 thousand metric tons of plastics were used for municipal packaging across Australia, compared to 219.7 thousand metric tons of plastics used in the automotive industry.
Consumption of plastics in Australia in financial year 2018, by application area
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (January 30, 2019). Consumption of plastics in Australia in financial year 2018, by application area (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881649/australia-plastic-consumption-by-application-area/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Consumption of plastics in Australia in financial year 2018, by application area (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881649/australia-plastic-consumption-by-application-area/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2019). Consumption of plastics in Australia in financial year 2018, by application area (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881649/australia-plastic-consumption-by-application-area/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Consumption of Plastics in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Application Area (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881649/australia-plastic-consumption-by-application-area/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Consumption of plastics in Australia in financial year 2018, by application area (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881649/australia-plastic-consumption-by-application-area/ (last visited July 04, 2020)
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