This statistic shows the global flow of plastic packaging materials in 2015. During this year, of the 141 million metric tons of plastic produced, around 86 percent were disposed and littered.
Flow of plastic packaging waste worldwide in 2015
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UNEP. (June 7, 2018). Flow of plastic packaging waste worldwide in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/872408/plastic-packaging-waste-flow-worldwide/
UNEP. "Flow of plastic packaging waste worldwide in 2015." Chart. June 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872408/plastic-packaging-waste-flow-worldwide/
UNEP. (2018). Flow of plastic packaging waste worldwide in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872408/plastic-packaging-waste-flow-worldwide/
UNEP. "Flow of Plastic Packaging Waste Worldwide in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872408/plastic-packaging-waste-flow-worldwide/
UNEP, Flow of plastic packaging waste worldwide in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872408/plastic-packaging-waste-flow-worldwide/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Flow of plastic packaging waste worldwide in 2015 [Graph], UNEP, June 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/872408/plastic-packaging-waste-flow-worldwide/