Share of plastics in global municipal solid waste by region 2018

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
This statistic depicts the share of plastic waste in municipal solid waste (MSW) worldwide as of 2018, broken down by region. As of that year, plastic waste accounted for around 12 percent of the total MSW in Western Europe.

Share of plastic waste in municipal solid waste worldwide as of 2018, by region

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October 2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018

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Commonwealth of Independent States.
NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement.

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