EU plastic packaging waste generation per capita was estimated at roughly 36 kilograms that year.
Ireland was the biggest producer of plastic packaging waste per capita in the European Union in 2021, at more than 74 kilograms per person. Portugal ranked second that year, with just over 41 kilograms of plastic packaging waste produced per capita. The average Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country (in kilograms per capita)
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Eurostat. "Generation of Plastic Packaging Waste in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2021, by Country (in Kilograms per Capita)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972604/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-per-capita-countries-eu/
Eurostat, Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country (in kilograms per capita) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972604/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-per-capita-countries-eu/ (last visited December 01, 2023)
Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country (in kilograms per capita) [Graph], Eurostat, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972604/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-per-capita-countries-eu/