In 2021, the shipment volume of polystyrene (PS) plastic food containers manufactured by members of the Japan Plastic Food Container Industry Association in Japan amounted to around 280 thousand metric tons. In that year, close to half of shipped plastic food containers were made from polystyrene. PET plastic food containers followed, with a shipment volume of about 233 thousand metric tons.
Shipment volume of plastic food containers in Japan in 2021, by type
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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JEMAI. (July 31, 2023). Shipment volume of plastic food containers in Japan in 2021, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207729/japan-plastic-food-container-shipment-volume-by-type/
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