This statistic shows the generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union from 2005 to 2018. The amount of plastic packaging waste generated in the EU has been increasing throughout this period and in 2018 reached a peak of 17.2 million metric tons.
Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2005 to 2018
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Generation of plastic packaging waste in million metric tons
*Estimates
**Figures include Croatia from 2012 on.
The source adds the following information: "This dataset provides data on packaging and packaging waste in order to monitor compliance with the quantitative recovery and recycling targets. 'Packaging' in this context means all products made of any materials of any nature to be used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery and presentation of goods, from raw materials to processed goods, from the producer to the user or the consumer. 'Non-returnable' items used for the same purposes shall also be considered to constitute packaging.
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Eurostat. (September 21, 2021). Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2005 to 2018 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/
Eurostat. "Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2005 to 2018 (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/
Eurostat. (2021). Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2005 to 2018 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/
Eurostat. "Generation of Plastic Packaging Waste in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2005 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/
Eurostat, Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2005 to 2018 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/ (last visited May 23, 2022)
