In 2021, Spain generated nearly 3.4 million metric tons of paper and cardboard packaging waste. This was by far the largest packaging waste stream in the Mediterranean country, followed by plastic and wood. The amount of plastic packaging waste generated surpassed 1.7 million tons that year.
Generation of packaging waste in Spain in 2021, by material
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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MITECO. (July 27, 2023). Generation of packaging waste in Spain in 2021, by material (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270043/packaging-waste-generation-by-material-spain/
MITECO. "Generation of packaging waste in Spain in 2021, by material (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270043/packaging-waste-generation-by-material-spain/
MITECO. (2023). Generation of packaging waste in Spain in 2021, by material (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270043/packaging-waste-generation-by-material-spain/
MITECO. "Generation of Packaging Waste in Spain in 2021, by Material (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270043/packaging-waste-generation-by-material-spain/
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Generation of packaging waste in Spain in 2021, by material (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], MITECO, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270043/packaging-waste-generation-by-material-spain/