Recycling accounted for nine percent of global plastic waste management in 2019, and is projected to account for 17 percent by 2060. Despite this growth, landfilling will remain the largest waste management category for plastic waste over the next four decades, at roughly 50 percent.
Projected distribution of plastic waste management worldwide in selected years from 2019 to 2060, by method
Figures refer to plastic waste after disposal of recycling residues and litter collection.
Values were calculated by Statista based on the figures provided by the source.
Figures may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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