In fiscal year 2022, the number of business entities that recycled plastics in Japan amounted to about 78.88 thousand. Figures peaked at over 80 thousand in fiscal year 2020.
Even though plastics, PET bottles, glass, and paper are collected separately and recycled, the overall recycling rate in Japan has stayed at close to 20 percent over the past decade, constituting one of the lowest recycling rates among OECD countries.
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JCPRA. (July 24, 2023). Number of business entities that recycle plastics in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262488/japan-plastics-recycling-business-entities-number/
JCPRA. "Number of business entities that recycle plastics in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262488/japan-plastics-recycling-business-entities-number/
JCPRA. (2023). Number of business entities that recycle plastics in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262488/japan-plastics-recycling-business-entities-number/
JCPRA. "Number of Business Entities That Recycle Plastics in Japan from Fiscal Year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262488/japan-plastics-recycling-business-entities-number/
JCPRA, Number of business entities that recycle plastics in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262488/japan-plastics-recycling-business-entities-number/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of business entities that recycle plastics in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], JCPRA, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262488/japan-plastics-recycling-business-entities-number/