Share of global mismanaged plastic waste, 2019

Mismanaged plastic waste is waste that is not recycled, incinerated, or kept in sealed landfills. It includes materials burned in open pits, dumped into seas oropen waters, or disposed of in unsanitary landfills and dumpsites.

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Share of global mismanaged plastic waste

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