- OECD: only 9% of plastic waste was ultimately recycled, while 19% was incinerated and almost 50% went to sanitary landfills. The remaining 22% was disposed of in uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/de747aef-en/index.html?itemId=%2Fcontent%2Fpublication%2Fde747aef-en 5 comments environment