Plastic waste collected for recycling in India 1990-2019

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Bruna Alves,
Feb 5, 2024

The volume of plastic waste collected for recycling in India has seen a continual annual growth since 1990. By 2019, India's recycled plastic waste was estimated at 3.66 million metric tons. Despite the upward trend, recycling only accounts for about one-fifth of plastic waste management in India. 

Estimated plastic waste collected for recycling in India from 1990 to 2019 (in million metric tons)

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February 2022

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India

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1990 to 2019

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* Base period.
According to the source, figures are estimated by applying the share of plastic waste collected for recycling on total plastic waste.

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