Municipal waste recycling rate South Korea 2022, by material

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H. Yoo,
Sep 24, 2024

In South Korea, metal waste reported the highest recycling rate among all types of materials, with around 60 percent in 2022. On average, the recycling rate of municipal waste in South Korea stood at 53.4 percent.

Recycling rate of municipal waste in South Korea in 2022, by material

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2024

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2022

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*The category's name and scope was changed from plastic to the now used "synthetic resin waste" in 2019. 

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