This statistic depicts the share of plastic waste in municipal solid waste (MSW) worldwide as of 2018, broken down by region. As of that year, plastic waste accounted for around 12 percent of the total MSW in Western Europe.
Share of plastic waste in municipal solid waste worldwide as of 2018, by region
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UNEP, & GEF, & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. (October 23, 2018). Share of plastic waste in municipal solid waste worldwide as of 2018, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016712/share-plastic-waste-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP, und GEF, und Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. "Share of plastic waste in municipal solid waste worldwide as of 2018, by region." Chart. October 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016712/share-plastic-waste-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP, GEF, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. (2018). Share of plastic waste in municipal solid waste worldwide as of 2018, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016712/share-plastic-waste-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP, and GEF, and Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. "Share of Plastic Waste in Municipal Solid Waste Worldwide as of 2018, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016712/share-plastic-waste-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP & GEF & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Share of plastic waste in municipal solid waste worldwide as of 2018, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016712/share-plastic-waste-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/ (last visited March 01, 2021)