It is estimated that Singapore generated 76 kilograms of single-use plastic waste per person in 2019, making it the leading single-use plastic waste polluter on a per capita basis worldwide. This was followed by Australia, where an estimated 59 kilograms of single-use plastic waste is generated per capita. Single-use plastic waste is typically burnt, buried in landfills, or ends up in waterways. Every year huge volumes of mismanaged plastic waste is generated by the world's coastal populations, which more often than not leaks into oceans.
Estimated largest single-use plastic waste generating countries per capita worldwide 2019
(in kilograms per person)
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Minderoo Foundation. (May 18, 2021). Estimated largest single-use plastic waste generating countries per capita worldwide 2019 (in kilograms per person) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236953/single-use-plastic-waste-generation-per-capita-worldwide/
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Estimated largest single-use plastic waste generating countries per capita worldwide 2019 (in kilograms per person) [Graph], Minderoo Foundation, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236953/single-use-plastic-waste-generation-per-capita-worldwide/
