This statistic provides information on the share of plastic waste that is mismanaged in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by waste type. In that year, the mismanagement of plastic waste from packaging stood at 48 percent.
Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by waste type
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American Chemistry Council, & Trucost. (July 26, 2016). Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by waste type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585820/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-middle-east-africa-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, und Trucost. "Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by waste type." Chart. July 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585820/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-middle-east-africa-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, Trucost. (2016). Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by waste type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585820/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-middle-east-africa-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, and Trucost. "Percent of Plastic Waste Mismanaged in The Middle East and Africa in 2016, by Waste Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585820/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-middle-east-africa-by-type/
American Chemistry Council & Trucost, Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by waste type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585820/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-middle-east-africa-by-type/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in the Middle East and Africa in 2016, by waste type [Graph], American Chemistry Council, & Trucost, July 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585820/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-middle-east-africa-by-type/