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Cumulative displaced plastic waste as a result of Chinese import ban

Projected cumulative displaced plastic globally as a result of the Chinese ban on recycled plastic waste imports. This is based on projected scenarios of a 100%, 75%
or 50% ban on global imports of recycled plastic waste to China.

201820302020202220242026202850% import ban75% import ban100% import ban

Source: Brooks et al. (2018)