Plastic packaging waste treatment in Europe 2006-2020, by treatment type
The amount of plastic packaging waste collected for treatment in Europe (EU27+3) amounted to some 18 million metric tons in 2020, up from approximately 15 million metric tons in 2006. While the waste volume sent to landfills decreased over the period in consideration, the volume of plastic packaging waste collected for recycling more than doubled, reaching 8.2 million tons in 2020.