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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UNEP, & GEF, & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. (October 23, 2018). Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP, und GEF, und Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. "Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year)." Chart. October 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP, GEF, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. (2018). Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP, and GEF, and Danmarks Tekniske Universitet. "Volume of Plastic Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Generated Worldwide as of 2018, by Region (in Million Metric Tons per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/
UNEP & GEF & Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Volume of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) generated worldwide as of 2018, by region (in million metric tons per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016756/generated-plastic-municipal-solid-waste-globally-by-region/ (last visited February 29, 2020)
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