Our World in Data - Plastic Pollution Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z Why cheap waste management is key to stopping plastic pollution https://ourworldindata.org/why-cheap-waste-management-is-key-to-stopping-plastic-pollution 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchieVeronika Samborska
]]> The global trade of plastic waste has fallen dramatically in the last decade https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-global-trade-of-plastic-waste-has-fallen-dramatically-in-the-last-decade 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z Hannah RitchieVeronika Samborska
]]> Packaging is the source of 40% of the planet’s plastic waste https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/packaging-is-the-source-of-40-of-the-planets-plastic-waste 2024-11-14T04:00:00.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Investments in waste management are key to ending plastic pollution https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/investments-in-waste-management-are-key-to-ending-plastic-pollution 2024-04-22T06:28:46.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Plastic recycling rates are increasing, but slowly, in many regions https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/plastic-recycling-rates-are-increasing-but-slowly-in-many-regions 2024-03-20T07:40:55.000Z Veronika Samborska
]]> Plastic Pollution https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution 2023-11-01T08:48:00.000Z Hannah RitchieVeronika SamborskaMax Roser
]]> How much plastic waste ends up in the ocean? https://ourworldindata.org/how-much-plastic-waste-ends-up-in-the-ocean 2023-10-05T12:39:21.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Most plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch comes from the fishing industry https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-great-pacific-garbage 2023-10-05T12:34:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> How much of global greenhouse gas emissions come from plastics? https://ourworldindata.org/ghg-emissions-plastics 2023-10-05T12:33:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Ocean plastics: How much do rich countries contribute by shipping their waste overseas? https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-waste-trade 2022-10-11T09:50:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Where does the plastic in our oceans come from? https://ourworldindata.org/ocean-plastics 2021-05-01T06:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Where does our plastic accumulate in the ocean and what does that mean for the future? https://ourworldindata.org/where-does-plastic-accumulate 2019-09-24T08:00:48.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> FAQs on plastics https://ourworldindata.org/faq-on-plastics 2018-09-02T15:39:51.000Z Hannah Ritchie
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