"plastic waste" is a perfectly correct term that can be used in written English.
For example, "The problem of plastic waste has become a major environmental concern in recent years."
Investigate charges on plastic waste.
Plastic waste covers our oceans and landfill.
Swathes of plastic waste add to the squalor.
Plastic waste washed up on the coast of the Philippines.
Plastic waste remains in the environment for hundreds of years.
Plastic waste is a special category of municipal solid waste.
As environmental and health concerns grew more salient, and domestic production of plastic waste increased in China, the government has gradually tightened control of plastic waste import.
He says creating a closed loop of 3D printer plastic waste on campus not only decreases the amount of plastic waste, but also lightens the carbon footprint.
Increasingly a portion, albeit a small one, of the world's plastic waste is actually recycled.
O.K., describing plastic waste as potential "gold" may be overdoing it.
The principal raw materials used are paper and plastic waste from Raflatac's production processes.
