The amount of packaging waste generated in the European Union (EU-27) amounted to nearly 189 kilograms per capita in 2021, with over 150 kilograms recovered per inhabitant. Meanwhile, packaging waste recycling stood at 120.7 kilograms per capita – a slight increase from the previous year.
The amount of packaging waste generated per inhabitant increased by roughly 23 percent between 2010 and 2021, while the amount recovered and recycled increased by 26 percent and 23 percent, respectively.
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Eurostat. (October 19, 2023). Amount of packaging waste generated, recovered, and recycled per capita in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021 (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316625/packaging-waste-generated-recycled-in-european-union-per-capita/
Eurostat. "Amount of packaging waste generated, recovered, and recycled per capita in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021 (in kilograms)." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316625/packaging-waste-generated-recycled-in-european-union-per-capita/
Eurostat. (2023). Amount of packaging waste generated, recovered, and recycled per capita in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021 (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316625/packaging-waste-generated-recycled-in-european-union-per-capita/
Eurostat. "Amount of Packaging Waste Generated, Recovered, and Recycled per Capita in The European Union (Eu-27) from 2010 to 2021 (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316625/packaging-waste-generated-recycled-in-european-union-per-capita/
Eurostat, Amount of packaging waste generated, recovered, and recycled per capita in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021 (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316625/packaging-waste-generated-recycled-in-european-union-per-capita/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Amount of packaging waste generated, recovered, and recycled per capita in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021 (in kilograms) [Graph], Eurostat, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316625/packaging-waste-generated-recycled-in-european-union-per-capita/