In 2022, approximately 3.6 million tons of waste was disposed daily on average via methods outside of landfills, recycling, and incineration in South Korea. These types of waste disposal include processing waste through other physical or chemical methods, alongside disposing waste into designated areas in the ocean.
Average daily volume of waste disposed outside of incineration, landfills, or recycling in South Korea from 2019 to 2022
(in million metric tons)
Since 2019, figures are the sum value of all intermediary forms of disposal outside of incineration, such as mechanical, chemical, and biological discharge as well as waste disposal into the ocean.
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ME (South Korea). (December 29, 2023). Average daily volume of waste disposed outside of incineration, landfills, or recycling in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016858/south-korea-waste-disposal-in-the-ocean-daily-volume/
ME (South Korea). "Average daily volume of waste disposed outside of incineration, landfills, or recycling in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016858/south-korea-waste-disposal-in-the-ocean-daily-volume/
ME (South Korea). (2023). Average daily volume of waste disposed outside of incineration, landfills, or recycling in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016858/south-korea-waste-disposal-in-the-ocean-daily-volume/
ME (South Korea). "Average Daily Volume of Waste Disposed outside of Incineration, Landfills, or Recycling in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016858/south-korea-waste-disposal-in-the-ocean-daily-volume/
ME (South Korea), Average daily volume of waste disposed outside of incineration, landfills, or recycling in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016858/south-korea-waste-disposal-in-the-ocean-daily-volume/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average daily volume of waste disposed outside of incineration, landfills, or recycling in South Korea from 2019 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], ME (South Korea), December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1016858/south-korea-waste-disposal-in-the-ocean-daily-volume/
