The European Union was responsible for some 0.9 million metric tons of plastic leakage to the environment in 2019. It is projected that annual leaked macro- and microplastics to the environment attributable to the the European Union will decrease over the coming decades. Mismanaged plastic waste is a major source of plastic leakage to the environment.
Annual plastic leakage to the environment from the European Union from 2019 to 2060
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OECD EU countries
Other EU countries
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OECD. (June 3, 2022). Annual plastic leakage to the environment from the European Union from 2019 to 2060 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341691/plastic-waste-leakage-to-the-environment-from-the-eu/
OECD. "Annual plastic leakage to the environment from the European Union from 2019 to 2060 (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341691/plastic-waste-leakage-to-the-environment-from-the-eu/
OECD. (2022). Annual plastic leakage to the environment from the European Union from 2019 to 2060 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341691/plastic-waste-leakage-to-the-environment-from-the-eu/
OECD. "Annual Plastic Leakage to The Environment from The European Union from 2019 to 2060 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341691/plastic-waste-leakage-to-the-environment-from-the-eu/
OECD, Annual plastic leakage to the environment from the European Union from 2019 to 2060 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341691/plastic-waste-leakage-to-the-environment-from-the-eu/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Annual plastic leakage to the environment from the European Union from 2019 to 2060 (in million metric tons) [Graph], OECD, June 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341691/plastic-waste-leakage-to-the-environment-from-the-eu/