In 2019, plastic waste generated by the packaging industry was estimated at more than 142 million metric tons, the highest figure recorded within the industrial sector. The building and construction sector generated some 77 million metric tons of plastic waste that same year.
Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2019, by segment
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Plastic waste in million metric tons
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OWID. (September 21, 2023). Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2019, by segment (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/
OWID. "Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2019, by segment (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/
OWID. (2023). Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2019, by segment (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/
OWID. "Plastic Waste Generation from The Industrial Sector Worldwide in 2019, by Segment (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/
OWID, Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2019, by segment (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Plastic waste generation from the industrial sector worldwide in 2019, by segment (in million metric tons) [Graph], OWID, September 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/960038/plastic-waste-by-industrial-sector-worldwide/