This statistic displays the average annual consumption in the European Union (EU-28) of on-the-go single-use plastics items as of 2017. Cigarette butts make up by far the largest share of items, with an average of 580 billion consumed each year. 46 billion plastic beverage bottles are consumed each year in the EU.
Average annual on-the-go single-use plastics items consumed in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017* (in billions)
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Eunomia. (October 1, 2017). Average annual on-the-go single-use plastics items consumed in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017* (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/815516/on-the-go-single-use-plastic-consumption-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Average annual on-the-go single-use plastics items consumed in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017* (in billions)." Chart. October 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815516/on-the-go-single-use-plastic-consumption-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. (2017). Average annual on-the-go single-use plastics items consumed in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017* (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815516/on-the-go-single-use-plastic-consumption-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Average Annual On-the-go Single-use Plastics Items Consumed in The European Union (Eu-28) as of 2017* (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815516/on-the-go-single-use-plastic-consumption-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia, Average annual on-the-go single-use plastics items consumed in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017* (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815516/on-the-go-single-use-plastic-consumption-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Average annual on-the-go single-use plastics items consumed in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017* (in billions) [Graph], Eunomia, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/815516/on-the-go-single-use-plastic-consumption-european-union-eu-28/