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Plastic Waste in 2019

<p>The dataset displays estimations of plastic waste in 2019, in million tonnes (t) of plastic for the 15 global regions of the OECD ENV-Linkages model, detailed in the Annex of the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Additional information:</em> 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. The complete methodology can be found in the Annex of the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.</p> <p><strong>Contact:</strong> <a href="mailto:env.linkages@oecd.org">env.linkages@oecd.org</a></p> <p><strong>Data source(s) used:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.1787/de747aef-en">OECD<strong>&nbsp;</strong>Global Plastics Outlook</a>, <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/oecd/en/topics/sub-issues/environment-economy-modelling-and-outlooks.html">OECD ENV-Linkages model</a>, <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1700782">Geyer, Jambeck and Law (2017</a>)</p>