During financial year 2019, around 653.8 thousand metric tons of PE-HD (commonly known as HDPE or high density polyethylene) were consumed across Australia, making it the most consumed plastic polymer by mass in the country.
Consumption of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by polymer type (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (March 12, 2020). Consumption of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by polymer type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881756/australia-consumption-of-plastic-by-polymer-type/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Consumption of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by polymer type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881756/australia-consumption-of-plastic-by-polymer-type/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2020). Consumption of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by polymer type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881756/australia-consumption-of-plastic-by-polymer-type/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Consumption of Plastic in Australia in Financial Year 2019, by Polymer Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881756/australia-consumption-of-plastic-by-polymer-type/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Consumption of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by polymer type (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881756/australia-consumption-of-plastic-by-polymer-type/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Consumption of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by polymer type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), March 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881756/australia-consumption-of-plastic-by-polymer-type/