The volume of packaging waste generated in France reached a new record high in 2021, having amounted to some 13.4 million metric tons. This represented an increase of some 5.7 percent in comparison to the previous year. France's recycling rate of packaging waste stands below the European Union average.
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Eurostat. (October 19, 2023). Packaging waste generated in France from 2005 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/788130/weight-of-packaging-waste-france/
Eurostat. "Packaging waste generated in France from 2005 to 2021 (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788130/weight-of-packaging-waste-france/
Eurostat. (2023). Packaging waste generated in France from 2005 to 2021 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/788130/weight-of-packaging-waste-france/
Eurostat. "Packaging Waste Generated in France from 2005 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788130/weight-of-packaging-waste-france/
Eurostat, Packaging waste generated in France from 2005 to 2021 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/788130/weight-of-packaging-waste-france/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Packaging waste generated in France from 2005 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/788130/weight-of-packaging-waste-france/