In 2021, approximately 5.11 million metric tons of plastic waste were recycled using the thermal recycling method. With this method, plastic waste is incinerated to generate energy. 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 thermal 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 thermal recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268301/japan-amount-thermal-recycled-plastic/
PWTI. "Volume of plastic waste recycled using the thermal recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268301/japan-amount-thermal-recycled-plastic/
PWTI. (2023). Volume of plastic waste recycled using the thermal recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268301/japan-amount-thermal-recycled-plastic/
PWTI. "Volume of Plastic Waste Recycled Using The Thermal Recycling Method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268301/japan-amount-thermal-recycled-plastic/
PWTI, Volume of plastic waste recycled using the thermal recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268301/japan-amount-thermal-recycled-plastic/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Volume of plastic waste recycled using the thermal recycling method in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million metric tons) [Graph], PWTI, June 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268301/japan-amount-thermal-recycled-plastic/
