Share of plastic waste that is incinerated, recycled, and discarded - Human Progress

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Share of plastic waste that is incinerated, recycled, and discarded

percent, 1980–2050

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Data Item	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	2036	2037	2038	2039	2040	2041	2042	2043	2044	2045	2046	2047	2048	2049	2050
Discarded	100.00	98.30	97.60	96.90	96.20	95.50	94.80	94.10	92.80	91.40	90.00	88.60	87.20	85.80	84.40	83.00	81.60	80.20	78.80	77.40	76.00	74.60	73.20	71.80	70.40	69.00	67.60	66.20	64.80	63.40	62.00	60.60	59.20	57.80	56.40	55.00	53.60	52.20	50.80	49.40	48.00	46.60	45.20	43.80	42.40	41.00	39.60	38.20	36.80	35.40	34.00	32.60	31.20	29.80	28.40	27.00	25.60	24.20	22.80	21.40	20.00	18.60	17.20	15.80	14.40	13.00	11.60	10.20	8.80	7.40	6.00
Incinerated	0.00	1.70	2.40	3.10	3.80	4.50	5.20	5.90	6.60	7.30	8.00	8.70	9.40	10.10	10.80	11.50	12.20	12.90	13.60	14.30	15.00	15.70	16.40	17.10	17.80	18.50	19.20	19.90	20.60	21.30	22.00	22.70	23.40	24.10	24.80	25.50	26.20	26.90	27.60	28.30	29.00	29.70	30.40	31.10	31.80	32.50	33.20	33.90	34.60	35.30	36.00	36.70	37.40	38.10	38.80	39.50	40.20	40.90	41.60	42.30	43.00	43.70	44.40	45.10	45.80	46.50	47.20	47.90	48.60	49.30	50.00
Recycled	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.60	1.30	2.00	2.70	3.40	4.10	4.80	5.50	6.20	6.90	7.60	8.30	9.00	9.70	10.40	11.10	11.80	12.50	13.20	13.90	14.60	15.30	16.00	16.70	17.40	18.10	18.80	19.50	20.20	20.90	21.60	22.30	23.00	23.70	24.40	25.10	25.80	26.50	27.20	27.90	28.60	29.30	30.00	30.70	31.40	32.10	32.80	33.50	34.20	34.90	35.60	36.30	37.00	37.70	38.40	39.10	39.80	40.50	41.20	41.90	42.60	43.30	44.00