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Plastic waste recycled in Spain 2015-2021
In 2021, Spain recycled roughly 642,000 metric tons of plastic waste, a year-over-year increase of 13 percent. Nevertheless, recycling rates remained below the pre-pandemic peak of 723,000 metric tons recorded in 2019. Recycling accounted for two-thirds of plastic waste generated in Spain that year.