Plastic waste trade value in the EU 2000-2023, by flow

Published by Bruna Alves, Oct 22, 2024

Imports of plastic waste and scraps from the European Union amounted to roughly 263 million U.S. dollars in 2023, down from a peak of 445 million dollars a year earlier. Meanwhile, plastic waste exports in the EU reached 418 million dollars in 2023, down from more than 1.3 billion dollars recorded in 2014.

Imports and exports of plastic waste in the European Union from 2000 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)

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2024

Region

EU

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Data refers to the four digit Harmonized System (HS) code 3915, "waste, parings and scrap, of plastics".

Figures have been rounded.

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