This statistic displays the packaging waste generated in Ireland in 2017. It shows that the majority of packaging waste generated was paper and board, with 410,797 metric tons generated in 2016. 280,673 metric tons of plastic packaging waste was generated which was the second highest volume. In total there was just over one million metric tons of packaging waste generated in 2017.
Packaging waste generated in Ireland in 2017, by type (in metric tons)
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EPA Ireland. (October 31, 2019). Packaging waste generated in Ireland in 2017, by type (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/954189/waste-packaging-generation-ireland/
EPA Ireland. "Packaging waste generated in Ireland in 2017, by type (in metric tons)." Chart. October 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954189/waste-packaging-generation-ireland/
EPA Ireland. (2019). Packaging waste generated in Ireland in 2017, by type (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954189/waste-packaging-generation-ireland/
EPA Ireland. "Packaging Waste Generated in Ireland in 2017, by Type (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954189/waste-packaging-generation-ireland/
EPA Ireland, Packaging waste generated in Ireland in 2017, by type (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954189/waste-packaging-generation-ireland/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Packaging waste generated in Ireland in 2017, by type (in metric tons) [Graph], EPA Ireland, October 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/954189/waste-packaging-generation-ireland/