This technical document presents a novel approach to modelling and projecting plastic use and waste, relying on the OECD ENV-Linkages computable general equilibrium model. This report also highlights the contribution of the approach to the existing literature on plastics projections and compares the results of ENV-Linkages with those from other studies. This modelling approach was used for the publication of the OECD Global Plastic Outlook (2022).
Modelling plastics in ENV‑Linkages
A novel approach to projecting future plastics use and waste
