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discarded plastic objects for trash or recycling
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plastic waste

Summary

plastic waste ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • plastic waste is made of plastic[2].
  • plastic waste is a type of waste[3].
  • plastic waste is a type of scrap[4].
  • plastic waste is used for plastic recycling[5].
  • plastic waste's Commons category is recorded as Plastic waste[6].
  • plastic waste's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plastic waste[7].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include waste[3] and scrap[4].

Use and Application

plastic waste is used for plastic recycling[5].

Why It Matters

plastic waste ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Plastic waste
    Subclass of → waste, scrap
    Made from material → plastic
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22940, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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