Turkey is the largest destination for European Union (EU-27) exports of recyclable raw materials outside the bloc, with shipments amounting to some 12 million metric tons in 2023. Annual waste exports to Turkey have doubled since 2015. That year, the EU shipped the majority of its waste to China, but exports to the Asian country have fallen substantially since China imposed a ban on most waste materials in 2018.
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United Kingdom
India
Egypt
Switzerland
Norway
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Indonesia
United States
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Eurostat. (April 16, 2024). Recyclable raw materials exports from the European Union (EU-27) from 2015 to 2023, by select destination (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235811/annual-waste-exports-destinations-european-union/
Eurostat. "Recyclable raw materials exports from the European Union (EU-27) from 2015 to 2023, by select destination (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235811/annual-waste-exports-destinations-european-union/
Eurostat. (2024). Recyclable raw materials exports from the European Union (EU-27) from 2015 to 2023, by select destination (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235811/annual-waste-exports-destinations-european-union/
Eurostat. "Recyclable Raw Materials Exports from The European Union (Eu-27) from 2015 to 2023, by Select Destination (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235811/annual-waste-exports-destinations-european-union/
Eurostat, Recyclable raw materials exports from the European Union (EU-27) from 2015 to 2023, by select destination (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235811/annual-waste-exports-destinations-european-union/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Recyclable raw materials exports from the European Union (EU-27) from 2015 to 2023, by select destination (in million metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, April 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235811/annual-waste-exports-destinations-european-union/