Germany produced the largest volume of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019, at nearly 19 million metric tons. This was followed by Italy, which produced approximately 13 million metric tons of packaging waste that year.
Packaging waste production in selected countries of the European Union (EU-27) in 2019
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Eurostat. (March 25, 2022). Packaging waste production in selected countries of the European Union (EU-27) in 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780984/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. "Packaging waste production in selected countries of the European Union (EU-27) in 2019 (in million metric tons) ." Chart. March 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780984/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. (2022). Packaging waste production in selected countries of the European Union (EU-27) in 2019 (in million metric tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780984/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. "Packaging Waste Production in Selected Countries of The European Union (Eu-27) in 2019 (in Million Metric Tons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780984/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu/
Eurostat, Packaging waste production in selected countries of the European Union (EU-27) in 2019 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780984/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Packaging waste production in selected countries of the European Union (EU-27) in 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, March 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780984/weight-of-packaging-waste-european-union-eu/