Plastic packaging waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) has been on a mostly continual annual growth since the beginning of the decade. Nevertheless, in 2022, per capita plastic packaging waste production in the bloc was estimated at almost **** kilograms. This represented a slight decrease from 2021, which was the highest figure recorded during the period in consideration.
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