In 2021, around 110 tons of plastic waste was exported to China from South Korea, showing a big drop from 171.8 thousand tons in 2010. China used to be a leading destination of plastic waste from South Korea in the past, but now it is changed to Vietnam after China stopped importing plastic waste from other countries.
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Korea International Trade Association. (March 2, 2023). Volume of plastic waste exported to China from South Korea from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098287/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-china/
Korea International Trade Association. "Volume of plastic waste exported to China from South Korea from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. March 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098287/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-china/
Korea International Trade Association. (2023). Volume of plastic waste exported to China from South Korea from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098287/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-china/
Korea International Trade Association. "Volume of Plastic Waste Exported to China from South Korea from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098287/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-china/
Korea International Trade Association, Volume of plastic waste exported to China from South Korea from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098287/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-china/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Volume of plastic waste exported to China from South Korea from 2010 to 2021 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Korea International Trade Association, March 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098287/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-china/