In 2022, around 150 million waste container units worth of food waste products were produced in Seoul, South Korea, of which just volume-rate designated waste containers ranging from one- to 120-liter bags totaled over 656 million liters. This was a decrease from the previous year, when around 157 million units of food waste products were produced in the capital.
Food waste generation in Seoul, South Korea from 2018 to 2022
(in million waste container units)
one-liter to 120-liter volume-rate waste container units included
Supplementary notes
Types of waste container units counted in figures vary from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bags, biodegradable bags, radio-frequency identification (RFID) bags, and others.
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KOSIS. (February 19, 2024). Food waste generation in Seoul, South Korea from 2018 to 2022 (in million waste container units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380832/south-korea-food-waste-production-volume/
KOSIS. "Food waste generation in Seoul, South Korea from 2018 to 2022 (in million waste container units)." Chart. February 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380832/south-korea-food-waste-production-volume/
KOSIS. (2024). Food waste generation in Seoul, South Korea from 2018 to 2022 (in million waste container units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380832/south-korea-food-waste-production-volume/
KOSIS. "Food Waste Generation in Seoul, South Korea from 2018 to 2022 (in Million Waste Container Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380832/south-korea-food-waste-production-volume/
KOSIS, Food waste generation in Seoul, South Korea from 2018 to 2022 (in million waste container units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1380832/south-korea-food-waste-production-volume/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
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