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March 30, 2023

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The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as it was two decades ago


Freya Pratty

4 min read

The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as it was two decades ago. The bulk of that ends up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment — according to the OECD, just 9% is successfully recycled.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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