This statistic displays the annual volume of mismanaged plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country. On average, China does not properly treat some 8.82 million metric tons of plastic waste per year.
Annual volume of mismanaged plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country (in million metric tons per year)
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AAAS (Science Magazine), & ISWA. (February 13, 2015). Annual volume of mismanaged plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country (in million metric tons per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/952712/plastic-waste-annual-mismanaged-volume-worldwide-by-country/
AAAS (Science Magazine), und ISWA. "Annual volume of mismanaged plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country (in million metric tons per year)." Chart. February 13, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952712/plastic-waste-annual-mismanaged-volume-worldwide-by-country/
AAAS (Science Magazine), ISWA. (2015). Annual volume of mismanaged plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country (in million metric tons per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952712/plastic-waste-annual-mismanaged-volume-worldwide-by-country/
AAAS (Science Magazine), and ISWA. "Annual Volume of Mismanaged Plastic Waste Worldwide in 2010, by Select Country (in Million Metric Tons per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952712/plastic-waste-annual-mismanaged-volume-worldwide-by-country/
AAAS (Science Magazine) & ISWA, Annual volume of mismanaged plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country (in million metric tons per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952712/plastic-waste-annual-mismanaged-volume-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Annual volume of mismanaged plastic waste worldwide in 2010, by select country (in million metric tons per year) [Graph], AAAS (Science Magazine), & ISWA, February 13, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/952712/plastic-waste-annual-mismanaged-volume-worldwide-by-country/