Global share of plastic waste by disposal method 1980-2015

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
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

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September 2018

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Worldwide

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1980 to 2015

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