In 2019, around 18 tons of polysterene and copolymers (PS) was recovered from municipal solid waste in Hong Kong. Majority of the recovered recyclables in Hong Kong was exported for recycling.
Quantity of plastics recovered from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Hong Kong in 2019, by material
(in metric tons)
*Breakdown trade statistics (bottles and other than bottles) under waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) will be compiled as from the reference year of 2017, after an amendment to the relevant commodity codes under the Hong Kong Harmonized System with effect from 1 January 2017.
**Other plastic recyclables include waste, parings and scrap not elsewhere classified.
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Hong Kong EPD. (December 21, 2020). Quantity of plastics recovered from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Hong Kong in 2019, by material (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033559/hong-kong-plastics-volume-recovered-from-msw-by-material/
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