Plastic waste management in China 2022, by type
In 2022, with 32 percent, the largest share of plastic waste in China was deposited in landfills and 30 percent underwent a recycling process. Seven percent of all plastic waste was simply abandoned.
Breakdown of plastic waste management in China in 2022, by type
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Weibo Consulting. (January 24, 2024). Breakdown of plastic waste management in China in 2022, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500520/china-share-of-plastic-waste-treatment-methods-by-type/
Weibo Consulting. "Breakdown of plastic waste management in China in 2022, by type." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500520/china-share-of-plastic-waste-treatment-methods-by-type/
Weibo Consulting. (2024). Breakdown of plastic waste management in China in 2022, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500520/china-share-of-plastic-waste-treatment-methods-by-type/
Weibo Consulting. "Breakdown of Plastic Waste Management in China in 2022, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500520/china-share-of-plastic-waste-treatment-methods-by-type/
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Breakdown of plastic waste management in China in 2022, by type [Graph], Weibo Consulting, January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500520/china-share-of-plastic-waste-treatment-methods-by-type/