In 2021, the volume of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for PET bottles that was recycled using the material recycling method amounted to around 530 thousand metric tons in Japan. PET was the type of plastic resin that was used the most for material recycling. Overall, the volume of plastic that was recycled for its materials amounted to about 1.39 million metric tons.
Volume of plastic waste for material recycling in Japan in 2021, by resin type
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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PWTI. (June 30, 2023). Volume of plastic waste for material recycling in Japan in 2021, by resin type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268524/japan-plastic-waste-volume-for-material-recycling-by-resin/
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