About this Dataset

Global Plastics Outlook - Plastics Waste By Region And End-of-life Fate - Projections

This dataset provides estimates of plastics waste for the 15 global regions of the OECD ENV-Linkages model, detailed in the Annex of the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.

This dataset provides estimates of plastics waste per end-of-life fate after accounting for recycling losses and collected littering.

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. Plastic waste is divided into different waste management streams (end-of-life fates) by applying end-of-life shares that vary across countries and that account for account for recycling losses and collected litter. The methodology to derive the end-of-life shares is explained in the Annex to the OECD Global Plastics Outlook.

Tables

Global Plastics Outlook - Plastics Waste By Region And End-of-life Fate - Projections

@owid.plastic_fate_regions_projections.owid_plastic_fate_regions_projections

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CREATE TABLE owid_plastic_fate_regions_projections (
  "country" VARCHAR,
  "year" INTEGER,
  "value_incinerated" UINTEGER,
  "value_landfilled" UINTEGER,
  "value_mismanaged" UINTEGER,
  "value_recycled" UINTEGER,
  "value_total" UINTEGER,
  "share_incinerated" FLOAT,
  "share_landfilled" FLOAT,
  "share_mismanaged" FLOAT,
  "share_recycled" FLOAT,
  "value_incinerated_share" FLOAT,
  "value_landfilled_share" FLOAT,
  "value_mismanaged_share" FLOAT,
  "value_recycled_share" FLOAT
);