This statistic provides information on the share of plastic waste that is mismanaged in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016, by waste type. In that year, the mismanagement of plastic waste from automobiles stood at 32 percent.
Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016, by waste type
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American Chemistry Council, & Trucost. (July 26, 2016). Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016, by waste type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585817/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, und Trucost. "Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016, by waste type." Chart. July 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585817/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, Trucost. (2016). Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016, by waste type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585817/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, and Trucost. "Percent of Plastic Waste Mismanaged in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2016, by Waste Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585817/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-type/
American Chemistry Council & Trucost, Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016, by waste type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585817/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-type/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2016, by waste type [Graph], American Chemistry Council, & Trucost, July 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585817/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-by-type/