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Global generation of plastic MSW by region 2018

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
This statistic depicts the plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, with a breakdown by region. As of that year, around 28.7 million metric tons of plastic MSW were generated in Latin American and the Caribbean.

Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year)

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Release date

October 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

* Commonwealth of Independent States.
NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement.

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