OECD European Union countries produced 122 kilograms of plastic waste per inhabitant in 2019. With plastics use expected to increase in coming decades, it is projected that EU per capita plastic waste generation will grow to roughly 240 kilograms by 2060.
Per capita plastic waste generation in the European Union in 2019, with projections for 2030 and 2060
(in kilograms)
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