The global e-commerce industry used approximately 2.1 billion pounds of plastic packaging in 2019. It is projected that e-commerce plastic packaging use will continue to grow in the coming years, reaching an estimated 4.5 billion pounds by 2025. In 2019, e-commerce plastic packaging waste was estimated at more than one billion kilograms worldwide.
Estimated annual e-commerce plastic packaging use in 2019 with projections to 2025
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Oceana. (December 15, 2020). Estimated annual e-commerce plastic packaging use in 2019 with projections to 2025 (in million of pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271093/annual-e-commerce-plastic-packaging-use-globally/
Oceana. "Estimated annual e-commerce plastic packaging use in 2019 with projections to 2025 (in million of pounds)." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271093/annual-e-commerce-plastic-packaging-use-globally/
Oceana. (2020). Estimated annual e-commerce plastic packaging use in 2019 with projections to 2025 (in million of pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271093/annual-e-commerce-plastic-packaging-use-globally/
Oceana. "Estimated Annual E-commerce Plastic Packaging Use in 2019 with Projections to 2025 (in Million of Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271093/annual-e-commerce-plastic-packaging-use-globally/
Oceana, Estimated annual e-commerce plastic packaging use in 2019 with projections to 2025 (in million of pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271093/annual-e-commerce-plastic-packaging-use-globally/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Estimated annual e-commerce plastic packaging use in 2019 with projections to 2025 (in million of pounds) [Graph], Oceana, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271093/annual-e-commerce-plastic-packaging-use-globally/
