ExxonMobil was estimated to be the biggest single-use plastic waste polluter worldwide in 2021. The American multinational oil and gas giant contributed six million metric tons of single-use plastic waste that year. The China-based energy and chemical company Sinopec was the second biggest polluter, having created 5.8 million metric tons of single-use plastic waste. Single-use plastic waste is typically burnt, buried in landfills, or ends up in waterways and oceans.
Single-use plastic waste contributions of polymer-producing companies worldwide in 2021
(in million metric tons)
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Minderoo Foundation. (March 3, 2023). Single-use plastic waste contributions of polymer-producing companies worldwide in 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154692/single-use-plastic-waste-polymer-producers/
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Single-use plastic waste contributions of polymer-producing companies worldwide in 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Minderoo Foundation, March 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154692/single-use-plastic-waste-polymer-producers/
