The recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) stood at nearly 40 percent in 2021. This represented a year-on-year growth of 2.1 percentage points. During the period in consideration, figures reached a record high of 42.4 percent in 2016, but have been on a mostly downward trend since then.
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Eurostat. (October 19, 2023). Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881967/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-eu/
Eurostat. "Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881967/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-eu/
Eurostat. (2023). Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881967/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-eu/
Eurostat. "Recycling Rate of Plastic Packaging Waste in The European Union (Eu-27) from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881967/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-eu/
Eurostat, Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881967/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-eu/ (last visited July 21, 2024)
Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], Eurostat, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881967/plastic-packaging-waste-recycling-eu/