Plastics post-consumer waste treatment in Europe 2006-2020, by method
In 2020, an estimated 29.5 million metric tons of post-consumer plastic waste was collected across the Europe (EU-27 +3). Of this total, 10.2 million metric tons were recycled. The amount of post-consumer plastic waste collected in the region has been steadily increasing. In contrast, the amount of plastic waste sent to landfills has been in decline.