This statistic depicts the volume of plastic packaging waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment. According to data, in Germany the volume of packaging wastes disposed in landfills added up to two thousand tons, whereas the amount to packaging waste collected and recovered in energy was equal to 1,507 thousand tons. By contrast, 640 thousand tons of packaging waste collected in France were disposed in landfill, the largest quantity among the selected countries.
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PlasticsEurope. (January 16, 2018). Volume of plastic packaging waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/989849/plastic-packaging-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/
PlasticsEurope. "Volume of plastic packaging waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons)." Chart. January 16, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/989849/plastic-packaging-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/
PlasticsEurope. (2018). Volume of plastic packaging waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/989849/plastic-packaging-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/
PlasticsEurope. "Volume of Plastic Packaging Waste Collected in Selected European Countries in 2016, by Treatment (in Thousand Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Jan 2018, /statistics/989849/plastic-packaging-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/
PlasticsEurope, Volume of plastic packaging waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/989849/plastic-packaging-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Volume of plastic packaging waste collected in selected European countries in 2016, by treatment (in thousand tons) [Graph], PlasticsEurope, January 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/989849/plastic-packaging-waste-volume-in-selected-european-countries/
