In 2015, around 21.6 billion single-use plastic bags were consumed in South Korea, with a steady increase since 2003. South Korean government aims to reduce the use of disposable products by more than 35 percent by 2022, including the ban on plastic bag consumption in all industries by 2030.
Number of single-use plastic bags consumed in South Korea from 2003 to 2015
(in billions)
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Yonhap. (April 4, 2018). Number of single-use plastic bags consumed in South Korea from 2003 to 2015 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098386/south-korea-single-use-plastic-bag-consumption/
Yonhap. "Number of single-use plastic bags consumed in South Korea from 2003 to 2015 (in billions)." Chart. April 4, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098386/south-korea-single-use-plastic-bag-consumption/
Yonhap. (2018). Number of single-use plastic bags consumed in South Korea from 2003 to 2015 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098386/south-korea-single-use-plastic-bag-consumption/
Yonhap. "Number of Single-use Plastic Bags Consumed in South Korea from 2003 to 2015 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098386/south-korea-single-use-plastic-bag-consumption/
Yonhap, Number of single-use plastic bags consumed in South Korea from 2003 to 2015 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098386/south-korea-single-use-plastic-bag-consumption/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of single-use plastic bags consumed in South Korea from 2003 to 2015 (in billions) [Graph], Yonhap, April 4, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098386/south-korea-single-use-plastic-bag-consumption/
