In fiscal year 2023, the Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association received approximately 655.8 thousand metric tons of plastic waste collected by municipalities in Japan. That fiscal year, plastics accounted for around 55 percent of the collected recyclable waste. The consumption volume of plastic products in Japan has been rising continuously in recent years.
Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Volume of recyclable waste in thousand metric tons
fiscal year 2023; the fiscal year in Japan starts on April 1st and ends on March 31st the following year
Supplementary notes
The volume of recyclable waste measured here is the volume of waste that the Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association received from municipalities in Japan.
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JCPRA. (August 31, 2024). Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/
JCPRA. "Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. August 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/
JCPRA. (2024). Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/
JCPRA. "Volume of Recyclable Waste Collected from Municipalities in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/
JCPRA, Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], JCPRA, August 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/
