In 2023, South Korea imported more than 11,000 metric tons of plastic waste from Poland. Other major origins of plastic waste imports were Japan and Thailand, with Japan exporting more than 4,000 tons of plastic waste to South Korea.
Origin countries for importing plastic waste to South Korea in 2023, by volume
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Korea Customs Service. (September 25, 2024). Origin countries for importing plastic waste to South Korea in 2023, by volume (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098284/south-korea-plastic-waste-import-origins/
Korea Customs Service. "Origin countries for importing plastic waste to South Korea in 2023, by volume (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. September 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098284/south-korea-plastic-waste-import-origins/
Korea Customs Service. (2024). Origin countries for importing plastic waste to South Korea in 2023, by volume (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098284/south-korea-plastic-waste-import-origins/
Korea Customs Service. "Origin Countries for Importing Plastic Waste to South Korea in 2023, by Volume (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098284/south-korea-plastic-waste-import-origins/
Korea Customs Service, Origin countries for importing plastic waste to South Korea in 2023, by volume (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098284/south-korea-plastic-waste-import-origins/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Origin countries for importing plastic waste to South Korea in 2023, by volume (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Korea Customs Service, September 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098284/south-korea-plastic-waste-import-origins/
