Plastic packaging waste generation in the EU-27 2022, by country

Published by Bruna Alves, Oct 28, 2024

The European Union member state that generates the largest amount of plastic packaging waste is Germany, having surpassed 3.3 million metric tons in 2022. France and Italy followed, each generating more than two million metric tons worth of plastic packaging waste that year.

Plastic packaging waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)

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October 2024

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EU

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2022 or latest available information

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* Estimated Figures

** According to the source, the definition for Czechia and Slovakia differs.

Figures have been rounded.

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