In 2020, an estimated 550,000 tons of single-use plastic bags had been consumed in South Korea, followed by nearly 84,500 tons of PET bottles. According to the source, the annual single-use plastic consumption per capita in South Korea amounted to around 19 kilograms that year.
Volume of single-use plastic items consumed in South Korea in 2020
(in 1,000 tons)
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