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
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Recycling
Energy recovery
Landfill
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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 September 01, 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 September 01, 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: September 01, 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 September 01, 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/