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Plastic waste by end-of-life fate - projections

Scenario
Time201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045204620472048204920502051205220532054205520562057205820592060
Plastics end of life fates
Recycled32.82902534.29233236.09343138.0838940.08546342.06866444.1019346.25523348.53950850.95871253.49988456.15415758.91913961.78753264.75539267.82836270.99905474.26151977.6281981.0879584.63996488.27977692.00396695.81997399.697463103.637011107.651509111.739368115.901549120.152674124.486586128.916414133.396075137.890285142.471998147.067138151.759742156.415937161.156728165.997021170.951347175.943546
Incinerated67.31099568.04461369.62247771.54809373.38781375.07282376.73872578.48492580.31829882.23997384.22826686.27318588.37691190.53988892.76756195.0668197.43616499.870272102.362189104.907527107.508992110.163241112.859293115.609587118.423259121.301948124.242107127.24789130.312666133.450497136.657409139.945424143.324916146.826586150.421454154.121708157.926069161.890799165.981648170.193497174.5374179.090432
Landfilled173.864438177.008847181.28284186.576535191.61849196.472046201.479657206.869593212.61582218.666183224.908682231.296773237.821378244.521999251.432886258.593027265.972835273.56302281.42105289.311216297.370214305.596037313.997537322.588864331.405184340.423751349.612341358.967103368.444487378.09115387.889948397.821311407.844793418.024758428.361469438.903572449.555616460.465119471.605425482.95538494.53569506.527253
Mismanaged79.28664280.63695581.71621383.09910984.23578385.30684486.43071887.68286389.03200890.46732391.93870593.41924294.91495596.44003698.0173899.665042101.377226103.143867104.956068106.960765109.004438111.062024113.129976115.209262117.316113119.448642121.570744123.67656125.749797127.802263129.831635131.901056133.958403135.990735138.010788140.023334142.086433144.195469146.302695148.392227150.471609152.58251
Total353.2911359.982747368.714961379.307627389.327549398.920377408.751029419.292613430.505635442.332191454.575537467.143356480.032383493.289455506.973218521.15324535.785278550.838678566.367497582.267458598.523607615.101078631.990771649.227686666.842019684.811353703.076702721.63092740.408499759.496583778.865578798.584205818.524186838.732365859.26571880.115753901.32786922.967324945.046496967.538125990.4960471 014.143741
Data extracted on 30 Nov 2023 14:33 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat