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Table 4 Zero-waste and zero toxic plastics agenda targets for sustainable future

From: Plastics: are they part of the zero-waste agenda or the toxic-waste agenda?

Indicators

Current performance

Short-term (zero plastic waste)

Long-term (zero toxic waste)

Plastics recycling

9%

80%

100%

Interim plastics incineration

12%

1–2%

0%

Interim plastics landfill

79%

20%

0%

Proportion of fossil fuels based synthetic plastics

99%

90%

0%

Bioplastics

1%

10%

100%