Plastic packaging waste generation in Spain increased from approximately 1.3 million metric tons in 2012 to nearly 1.8 million metric tons in 2021. In the latter year, the recycling rate for plastic packaging in the country – including household, commercial, and industrial packaging – stood at 45.7 percent.
Generation of plastic packaging waste in Spain from 2012 to 2021
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MITECO. (July 27, 2023). Generation of plastic packaging waste in Spain from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269787/plastic-packaging-waste-generation-spain/
MITECO. "Generation of plastic packaging waste in Spain from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269787/plastic-packaging-waste-generation-spain/
MITECO. (2023). Generation of plastic packaging waste in Spain from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269787/plastic-packaging-waste-generation-spain/
MITECO. "Generation of Plastic Packaging Waste in Spain from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269787/plastic-packaging-waste-generation-spain/
MITECO, Generation of plastic packaging waste in Spain from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269787/plastic-packaging-waste-generation-spain/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Generation of plastic packaging waste in Spain from 2012 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], MITECO, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269787/plastic-packaging-waste-generation-spain/