Plastic waste export volume Japan 2022, by type

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Catharina Klein,
Aug 2, 2024

In 2022, the export volume of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste from Japan amounted to around 130 thousand metric tons, making up the largest volume of plastic waste exports. Ethylene polymer followed with around 120 thousand metric tons.

Export volume of plastic waste from Japan in 2022, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)

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July 2024

Region

Worldwide, Japan

Survey time period

2022

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