Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union 2005-2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 14, 2022
The generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) has been on a continual annual growth since the turn of the decade. In 2019, the volume of plastic packaging waste produced in the EU amounted to some 15.4 million metric tons. This figure represented an increase of over 25 percent in comparison to 2005.

Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2019 (in million metric tons)

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Release date

March 2022

Region

EU

Survey time period

2005 to 2019

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* Estimates.
Figures have been rounded.

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