This statistic provides information on the percent of plastic waste that is mismanaged in North America in 2016, by waste type. In that year, the mismanagement of plastic waste from automobiles stood at 12 percent.
Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in North America in 2016, by waste type
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American Chemistry Council, & Trucost. (July 26, 2016). Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in North America in 2016, by waste type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585809/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-north-america-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, und Trucost. "Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in North America in 2016, by waste type." Chart. July 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585809/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-north-america-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, Trucost. (2016). Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in North America in 2016, by waste type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585809/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-north-america-by-type/
American Chemistry Council, and Trucost. "Percent of Plastic Waste Mismanaged in North America in 2016, by Waste Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585809/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-north-america-by-type/
American Chemistry Council & Trucost, Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in North America in 2016, by waste type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585809/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-north-america-by-type/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Percent of plastic waste mismanaged in North America in 2016, by waste type [Graph], American Chemistry Council, & Trucost, July 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585809/percent-of-plastic-waste-mismanaged-north-america-by-type/