Global Plastics Outlook - plastics waste by region
env.linkages@oecd.org
OECD ENV-Linkages model
Geyer, Jambeck and Law (2017)
The methodology to derive plastic waste volumes and end-of-life fates is explained in the Annex to the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.
2015
09-Feb-22
1990-2019
Tonnes (t) of plastics
This dataset provides estimates of plastics waste for the 15 global regions of the OECD ENV-Linkages model, detailed in the Annex of the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.
This dataset provides estimates of plastics waste per end-of-life fate after accounting for recycling losses and collected littering.
Plastic waste is calculated as a function of plastics use (in volumes), following Geyer, Jambeck and Law (2017), using a methodology based on lifespan distributions. Plastic waste is divided into different waste management streams (end-of-life fates) by applying end-of-life shares that vary across countries and that account for account for recycling losses and collected litter. The methodology to derive the end-of-life shares is explained in the Annex to the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.
Global Plastics Outlook - plastics waste by region
env.linkages@oecd.org
OECD ENV-Linkages model
Geyer, Jambeck and Law (2017)
The methodology to derive plastic waste volumes and end-of-life fates is explained in the Annex to the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.
Tonnes (t) of plastics
1990-2019
2015
09-Feb-22
This dataset provides estimates of plastics waste for the 15 global regions of the OECD ENV-Linkages model, detailed in the Annex of the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.
This dataset provides estimates of plastics waste per end-of-life fate after accounting for recycling losses and collected littering.
Plastic waste is calculated as a function of plastics use (in volumes), following Geyer, Jambeck and Law (2017), using a methodology based on lifespan distributions. Plastic waste is divided into different waste management streams (end-of-life fates) by applying end-of-life shares that vary across countries and that account for account for recycling losses and collected litter. The methodology to derive the end-of-life shares is explained in the Annex to the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.