mismanaged plastic waste is projected to almost triple to 239 million metric tons.
Globally, an estimated 129 million metric tons of plastic waste was recycled, landfilled, incinerated, or converted to energy in 2016. The remaining 41 percent of plastic waste generated worldwide was mismanaged, and often leaked into oceans. By 2040, Volume of plastic waste managed and mismanaged worldwide in 2016 with a forecast to 2040 under business-as-usual scenario (in million metric tons)
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Pew Charitable Trusts. (October 23, 2020). Volume of plastic waste managed and mismanaged worldwide in 2016 with a forecast to 2040 under business-as-usual scenario (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270110/plastic-waste-management-projections-worldwide/
Pew Charitable Trusts. "Volume of plastic waste managed and mismanaged worldwide in 2016 with a forecast to 2040 under business-as-usual scenario (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270110/plastic-waste-management-projections-worldwide/
Pew Charitable Trusts. (2020). Volume of plastic waste managed and mismanaged worldwide in 2016 with a forecast to 2040 under business-as-usual scenario (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270110/plastic-waste-management-projections-worldwide/
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Pew Charitable Trusts, Volume of plastic waste managed and mismanaged worldwide in 2016 with a forecast to 2040 under business-as-usual scenario (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270110/plastic-waste-management-projections-worldwide/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Volume of plastic waste managed and mismanaged worldwide in 2016 with a forecast to 2040 under business-as-usual scenario (in million metric tons) [Graph], Pew Charitable Trusts, October 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270110/plastic-waste-management-projections-worldwide/