In 2020, the export volume of plastic waste from Japan to South Korea amounted to approximately 54 thousand metric tons. Figures peaked in 2018, reaching around 101 thousand metric tons, but indicated a downwards trend in more recent years.
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JETRO. (February 3, 2021). Volume of plastic waste exports to South Korea from Japan from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251410/japan-plastic-waste-export-volume-south-korea/
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JETRO. "Volume of Plastic Waste Exports to South Korea from Japan from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251410/japan-plastic-waste-export-volume-south-korea/
JETRO, Volume of plastic waste exports to South Korea from Japan from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251410/japan-plastic-waste-export-volume-south-korea/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Volume of plastic waste exports to South Korea from Japan from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], JETRO, February 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251410/japan-plastic-waste-export-volume-south-korea/