This statistic presents the environmental costs associated with consumer goods sector plastics based on a business as usual scenario in 2016, broken down by global regions. In that year, these environmental costs in Asia amounted to approximately 51 million U.S. dollars.
Environmental costs of consumer goods plastics globally in 2016, by region (in million U.S. dollars)*
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American Chemistry Council, & Trucost. (July 26, 2016). Environmental costs of consumer goods plastics globally in 2016, by region (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/585787/environmetal-costs-of-consumer-goods-plastics-by-region/
American Chemistry Council, und Trucost. "Environmental costs of consumer goods plastics globally in 2016, by region (in million U.S. dollars)*." Chart. July 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585787/environmetal-costs-of-consumer-goods-plastics-by-region/
American Chemistry Council, Trucost. (2016). Environmental costs of consumer goods plastics globally in 2016, by region (in million U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/585787/environmetal-costs-of-consumer-goods-plastics-by-region/
American Chemistry Council, and Trucost. "Environmental Costs of Consumer Goods Plastics Globally in 2016, by Region (in Million U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585787/environmetal-costs-of-consumer-goods-plastics-by-region/
American Chemistry Council & Trucost, Environmental costs of consumer goods plastics globally in 2016, by region (in million U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/585787/environmetal-costs-of-consumer-goods-plastics-by-region/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Environmental costs of consumer goods plastics globally in 2016, by region (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph], American Chemistry Council, & Trucost, July 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585787/environmetal-costs-of-consumer-goods-plastics-by-region/