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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Statistics on Plastic waste in Europe
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global plastic use shares 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste generation worldwide 1980-2019, by application
- Premium Statistic Share of global plastic waste management 2019-2060, by method
- Premium Statistic Mismanaged plastic waste shares worldwide 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Regional shares of ocean plastic waste inputs worldwide 2019
Generation
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- Premium Statistic Plastics consumption in the European Union 1980-2019
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union 2005-2019
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste per capita in the European Union 2005-2019
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Generation of plastic packaging waste per capita in the EU-27 2020, by country
Waste management
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- Premium Statistic Share of plastic waste management in Europe 2019, by method and region
- Premium Statistic Plastics post-consumer waste treatment in Europe (EU27+3) 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Plastics post-consumer waste treatment in Europe (EU27+3) 2006-2020, by method
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging waste treatment in Europe (EU27+3) 2006 & 2020, by treatment type
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the EU 2010-2019
- Premium Statistic Recycling of plastic packaging waste in the EU-27 2010-2019, by country
Trade
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- Premium Statistic Annual plastic waste exports from the EU-27 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exports by the EU-27 2015-2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exports by the European Union 2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exports from the European Union EU-27 2021, by country
Pollution
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- Premium Statistic Support for an international treaty to combat plastic pollution in Europe 2021
- Premium Statistic Opinions on banning single-use plastics in Europe 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Estimated illegal dumps containing plastic waste in Europe 2022, by selected country
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste leakage to the environment from the European Union 2019-2060
- Premium Statistic Number of waste items found along the coastlines of Europe 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of waste items found along the coastlines in Europe 2020, by country
Outlook
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Further related statistics
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- Plastic packaging waste per capita in the Netherlands 2002-2017
- Plastic packaging waste volume in selected European countries 2016, by treatment
- Global flow of plastic packaging waste 2015
- Global flow of plastic polymer material 2016
- Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Serbia 2019
- Willingness to reduce the usages of plastic packaging in Norway 2018
- Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Poland 2019
- Global industrial plastic waste generation by sector 2015
- Ways to reduce the usage of plastic packaging in Norway 2018
- Recycling of packaging waste in Bulgaria 2009-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in Portugal 2009-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in the Czech Republic 2009-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in Italy 2008-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in Slovakia 2009-2016
- Volume of plastic waste exports to India from Japan 2017-2022
- Shipment volume of PET food containers Japan 2011-2020
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Statistics
- Plastic packaging waste per capita in the Netherlands 2002-2017
- Plastic packaging waste volume in selected European countries 2016, by treatment
- Global flow of plastic packaging waste 2015
- Global flow of plastic polymer material 2016
- Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Serbia 2019
- Willingness to reduce the usages of plastic packaging in Norway 2018
- Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Poland 2019
- Global industrial plastic waste generation by sector 2015
- Ways to reduce the usage of plastic packaging in Norway 2018
- Recycling of packaging waste in Bulgaria 2009-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in Portugal 2009-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in the Czech Republic 2009-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in Italy 2008-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in Slovakia 2009-2016
- Volume of plastic waste exports to India from Japan 2017-2022
- Shipment volume of PET food containers Japan 2011-2020
Eurostat. (March 25, 2022). Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/
Eurostat. "Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2019 (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/
Eurostat. (2022). Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2019 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/
Eurostat. "Generation of Plastic Packaging Waste in The European Union (Eu-27) from 2005 to 2019 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/
Eurostat, Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2019 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, March 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881996/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu/