In fiscal year 2022, the Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association received approximately 680 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 2022, by type
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Volume of recyclable waste in thousand metric tons
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fiscal year 2022; 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, 2023). Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 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 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/
JCPRA. (2023). Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 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 2022, by Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/
JCPRA, Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Volume of recyclable waste collected from municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], JCPRA, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183178/japan-recyclable-waste-volume-municipalities/