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50% -- share of global plastic waste for packaging industry (2025)
The packaging industry accounts for approximately 50% of global plastic waste.
- Described as 'roughly 50%'
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50%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Evidence Quality
B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
The Good Shopping Guide
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Tier C
https://thegoodshoppingguide.com/ethical-packaging/ ↗
Source Article
Ethical Packaging - The Good Shopping Guide
Choosing the Most Sustainable & Responsible Packaging
Which packaging companies are the most ethical and sustainable? To find out, explore our Packaging Ethical Ratings Table, where you can compare brands’ ethical scores across a wide range of environmental and social criteria.
Why is sustainable pa…
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The Good Shopping Guide
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packaging industry: 50% share of global plastic waste. Source: The Good Shopping Guide (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/packaging-share-global-plastic-waste
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