This statistic depicts the plastic waste generation by the industrial sector worldwide in 2015, broken down by sector. In that year, around 141 million metric tons of plastic waste were generated by the packaging industry.
Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2015, by sector (in million metric tons)
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OWID. (September 1, 2018). Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2015, by sector (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/
OWID. "Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2015, by sector (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/
OWID. (2018). Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2015, by sector (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/
OWID. "Plastic Waste Generation from The Industrial Sector Worldwide in 2015, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/
OWID, Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2015, by sector (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/ (last visited August 09, 2022)