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 April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882010/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu-countries/
Eurostat. "Plastic packaging waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882010/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu-countries/
Eurostat. (2023). Plastic packaging waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882010/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu-countries/
Eurostat. "Plastic Packaging Waste Generation in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2021, by Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882010/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu-countries/
Eurostat, Plastic packaging waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882010/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-eu-countries/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
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/