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Distribution of plastic waste treated worldwide between 1980 and 2015, by disposal method

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Sources

Expert(s) (Geyer et al, 2017); OWID

Release date

September 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1980 to 2015

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Global share of plastic waste by disposal method 1980-2015

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Jan 28, 2019
This statistic shows the share of plastic waste treated between 1980 and 2015, broken down by disposal method. In 1990, only *** percent of the plastic waste was recycled, this number increased by 2015 when around **** percent of the plastic waste was recycled.
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