This statistic depicts the volume of plastic waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment. According to data, in Germany the volume of plastic wastes disposed in landfills added up to 40 thousand tons, the lowest amount among the considered countries. By contrast, 1,273 thousand tons of plastics collected in Italy went to landfills.
Volume of plastic waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons)
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PlasticsEurope. (January 16, 2018). Volume of plastic waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989825/plastic-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/
PlasticsEurope. "Volume of plastic waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons)." Chart. January 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989825/plastic-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/
PlasticsEurope. (2018). Volume of plastic waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989825/plastic-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/
PlasticsEurope. "Volume of Plastic Waste Collected in Selected European Countries in 2016, by Treatment (in Thousand Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989825/plastic-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/
PlasticsEurope, Volume of plastic waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989825/plastic-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Volume of plastic waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons) [Graph], PlasticsEurope, January 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/989825/plastic-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/