In financial year 2019, approximately 845.9 thousand metric tons of plastics used for consumer packaging were processed at facilities across Australia. Commercial and industrial packaging contributed 184 thousand metric tons in comparison.
Consumption of plastics in Australia in financial year 2019, by application area (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (March 12, 2020). Consumption of plastics in Australia in financial year 2019, by application area (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, 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 2019, by application area (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881649/australia-plastic-consumption-by-application-area/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2020). Consumption of plastics in Australia in financial year 2019, by application area (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. 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 2019, by Application Area (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 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 2019, by application area (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881649/australia-plastic-consumption-by-application-area/ (last visited May 27, 2022)