This statistic shows the share of plastic waste treated between 1980 and 2015, broken down by disposal method. In 1990, only two percent of the plastic waste was recycled, this number increased by 2015 when around 19.5 percent of the plastic waste was recycled.
Distribution of plastic waste treated worldwide between 1980 and 2015, by disposal method
Characteristic
Discarded
Incinerated
Recycled
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OWID. (September 1, 2018). Distribution of plastic waste treated worldwide between 1980 and 2015, by disposal method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/960146/plastic-waste-treated-by-disposal-method/
OWID. "Distribution of plastic waste treated worldwide between 1980 and 2015, by disposal method." Chart. September 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960146/plastic-waste-treated-by-disposal-method/
OWID. (2018). Distribution of plastic waste treated worldwide between 1980 and 2015, by disposal method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960146/plastic-waste-treated-by-disposal-method/
OWID. "Distribution of Plastic Waste Treated Worldwide between 1980 and 2015, by Disposal Method." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960146/plastic-waste-treated-by-disposal-method/
OWID, Distribution of plastic waste treated worldwide between 1980 and 2015, by disposal method Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960146/plastic-waste-treated-by-disposal-method/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Distribution of plastic waste treated worldwide between 1980 and 2015, by disposal method [Graph], OWID, September 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/960146/plastic-waste-treated-by-disposal-method/