The European Union member state that generates the largest amount of plastic packaging waste is Germany, having surpassed 3.4 million metric tons in 2021. France and Italy followed, each generating more than two million metric tons worth of plastic packaging waste that year.
Plastic packaging waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Eurostat. (October 19, 2023). Plastic packaging waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882010/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu-countries/
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Plastic packaging waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882010/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu-countries/