In 2022, the generation of plastic packaging waste in Finland amounted to nearly 29 kilograms per capita, the second-highest figure recorded in the indicated period after 2021. In comparison to 2010, plastic packaging waste generated in the Nordic country increased by around 33 percent.
Generation of plastic packaging waste in Finland from 2010 to 2022
(in kilograms per capita)
The source adds the following information: "This indicator includes plastic packaging waste. 'Packaging' in this context means all products made of any materials of any nature to be used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery and presentation of goods, from raw materials to processed goods, from the producer to the user or the consumer. 'Non-returnable' items used for the same purposes shall also be considered to constitute packaging. 'Packaging waste' means any packaging or packaging material covered by the definition of waste in the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC, excluding production residues (Art.3(1): ‘waste’ means any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard)."
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Eurostat. (October 23, 2024). Generation of plastic packaging waste in Finland from 2010 to 2022 (in kilograms per capita) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482289/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-per-capita-finland/
Eurostat. "Generation of plastic packaging waste in Finland from 2010 to 2022 (in kilograms per capita)." Chart. October 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482289/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-per-capita-finland/
Eurostat. (2024). Generation of plastic packaging waste in Finland from 2010 to 2022 (in kilograms per capita). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482289/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-per-capita-finland/
Eurostat. "Generation of Plastic Packaging Waste in Finland from 2010 to 2022 (in Kilograms per Capita)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482289/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-per-capita-finland/
Eurostat, Generation of plastic packaging waste in Finland from 2010 to 2022 (in kilograms per capita) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482289/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-per-capita-finland/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Generation of plastic packaging waste in Finland from 2010 to 2022 (in kilograms per capita) [Graph], Eurostat, October 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1482289/plastic-packaging-waste-generated-per-capita-finland/