In 2021, approximately 1.77 million metric tons of plastic waste were recycled using the material recycling method. The total amount of recycled plastic waste in Japan amounted to over seven million metric tons in that same year.
Volume of plastic waste recycled using the material recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021
(in million metric tons)
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PWTI. (June 30, 2023). Volume of plastic waste recycled using the material recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268293/japan-amount-material-recycled-plastic/
PWTI. "Volume of plastic waste recycled using the material recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268293/japan-amount-material-recycled-plastic/
PWTI. (2023). Volume of plastic waste recycled using the material recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268293/japan-amount-material-recycled-plastic/
PWTI. "Volume of Plastic Waste Recycled Using The Material Recycling Method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268293/japan-amount-material-recycled-plastic/
PWTI, Volume of plastic waste recycled using the material recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268293/japan-amount-material-recycled-plastic/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Volume of plastic waste recycled using the material recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], PWTI, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268293/japan-amount-material-recycled-plastic/
