This statistic displays the disposal of plastic waste in Canada in 2016, broken down by destination. In that year, the total amount of discarded plastic in Canada reached an amount of 3.3 million metric tons, of which only 305,000 metric tons were recycled.
Disposal of plastic waste in Canada in 2016, by destination
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Plastic waste in thousand metric tons
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The Globe and Mail. (May 14, 2019). Disposal of plastic waste in Canada in 2016, by destination (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007893/disposal-plastic-waste-canada-by-destination/
The Globe and Mail. "Disposal of plastic waste in Canada in 2016, by destination (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. May 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007893/disposal-plastic-waste-canada-by-destination/
The Globe and Mail. (2019). Disposal of plastic waste in Canada in 2016, by destination (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007893/disposal-plastic-waste-canada-by-destination/
The Globe and Mail. "Disposal of Plastic Waste in Canada in 2016, by Destination (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007893/disposal-plastic-waste-canada-by-destination/
The Globe and Mail, Disposal of plastic waste in Canada in 2016, by destination (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007893/disposal-plastic-waste-canada-by-destination/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Disposal of plastic waste in Canada in 2016, by destination (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], The Globe and Mail, May 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007893/disposal-plastic-waste-canada-by-destination/