Separate plastic waste collection streams were for the first time higher than mixed waste collection worldwide in 2022, amounting to 50.7 percent of total post-consumer waste processed. The combined amount of plastic waste collected and treated in that year was some 32.3 million metric tons.
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PlasticsEurope. (April 18, 2024). Amount of plastic waste collected post-consumer worldwide in 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484545/post-consumer-plastic-waste-collection/
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PlasticsEurope. "Amount of Plastic Waste Collected Post-consumer Worldwide in 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1484545/post-consumer-plastic-waste-collection/
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