• Plastic packaging waste generated in the EU 2005-2016

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This statistic shows the generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union from 2005 to 2016. The amount of plastic packaging waste generated in the EU has been increasing throughout this period. By 2016 the estimated plastic packaging waste generated had risen to 16.3 million metric tons, compared with 14.11 million metric tons in 2005.

Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2005 to 2016* (in million metric tons)

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Release date

February 2019

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Region

Europe, EU

Survey time period

2005 to 2016

Supplementary notes

*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.