Plastic packaging waste generation in the EU-27 2005-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 20, 2023
The generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) has been on a continual annual growth since the turn of the decade. In 2021, plastic packaging waste produced in the EU was estimated at over 16 million metric tons. This figure represented an increase of roughly 31 percent in comparison to 2005.

Generation of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2021 (in million metric tons)

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October 2023

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Survey time period

2005 to 2021

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