Mismanaged plastic waste per capita vs. GDP per capita, 2019
Mismanaged plastic waste is waste that is not recycled, incinerated, or kept in sealed landfills. It includes materials burned in open pits, dumped into seas or open waters, ordisposed of in unsanitary landfills and dumpsites.
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