EU packaging waste generation with record increase - Products Eurostat News - Eurostat

EU packaging waste generation with record increase - Products Eurostat News - Eurostat

From parcels for online purchases to coffee-to-go cups, packaging is almost everywhere. In 2021, the EU generated 188.7 kg packaging waste per inhabitant, 10.8 kg more per person than in 2020, the biggest increase in 10 years, and almost 32 kg more than in 2011. (...)