In 2021, Spain landfilled roughly 222,000 metric tons of plastic waste, a year-over-year increase of 8.7 percent. This was also the highest figure recorded in the indicated period. Landfilling accounted for roughly 23 percent of plastic waste treatment in Spain that year.
Plastic waste landfilled in Spain from 2015 to 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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INE (Spain). (November 27, 2023). Plastic waste landfilled in Spain from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452312/plastic-waste-landfilling-spain/
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INE (Spain). (2023). Plastic waste landfilled in Spain from 2015 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1452312/plastic-waste-landfilling-spain/
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