Waste recycling companies made over 20 trillion South Korean won in sales of recyclable materials in South Korea in 2022. The majority of these sales came from licensed waste recycling companies and from general business-related waste.
Sales of recyclable materials by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by company type
(in trillion South Korean won)
1,000 South Korean won equals 0.73 U.S. dollars or 0.68 euro as of May 2024.
Licensed companies are companies in the waste industry that have obtained a license from the government to manage waste pursuant to article 25, paragraph 3 of the Waste Management Act. In contrast, reporting companies are those that report to the government of their waste management activities according to article 46, paragraph 1 of the Waste Management Act
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Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency. (December 29, 2023). Sales of recyclable materials by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by company type (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341990/south-korea-recycled-product-sales-by-waste-companies-by-company-type/
Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency. "Sales of recyclable materials by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by company type (in trillion South Korean won)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341990/south-korea-recycled-product-sales-by-waste-companies-by-company-type/
Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency. (2023). Sales of recyclable materials by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by company type (in trillion South Korean won). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341990/south-korea-recycled-product-sales-by-waste-companies-by-company-type/
Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency. "Sales of Recyclable Materials by Waste Companies in South Korea in 2022, by Company Type (in Trillion South Korean Won)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341990/south-korea-recycled-product-sales-by-waste-companies-by-company-type/
Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency, Sales of recyclable materials by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by company type (in trillion South Korean won) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341990/south-korea-recycled-product-sales-by-waste-companies-by-company-type/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Sales of recyclable materials by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by company type (in trillion South Korean won) [Graph], Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341990/south-korea-recycled-product-sales-by-waste-companies-by-company-type/
