This statistic displays the percentage of total mismanaged waste and plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country. In that year, North Korea wasn't able to give proper treatment to 90 percent of the total waste generated in the country.
Percentage of total mismanaged waste and plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country
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ISWA, & AAAS (Science Magazine). (February 13, 2015). Percentage of total mismanaged waste and plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/952704/mismanaged-waste-plastic-waste-worldwide-by-country/
ISWA, und AAAS (Science Magazine). "Percentage of total mismanaged waste and plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country ." Chart. February 13, 2015. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952704/mismanaged-waste-plastic-waste-worldwide-by-country/
ISWA, AAAS (Science Magazine). (2015). Percentage of total mismanaged waste and plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952704/mismanaged-waste-plastic-waste-worldwide-by-country/
ISWA, and AAAS (Science Magazine). "Percentage of Total Mismanaged Waste and Plastic Waste Worldwide in 2010, by Select Country ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952704/mismanaged-waste-plastic-waste-worldwide-by-country/
ISWA & AAAS (Science Magazine), Percentage of total mismanaged waste and plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952704/mismanaged-waste-plastic-waste-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Percentage of total mismanaged waste and plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country [Graph], ISWA, & AAAS (Science Magazine), February 13, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/952704/mismanaged-waste-plastic-waste-worldwide-by-country/