The majority of Japanese consumers discard usable but unneeded items as trash, as revealed in a survey conducted in June 2022. Only around 26.9 percent of respondents stated that they did not trash items that are still fit for use.
Share of people discarding usable but unneeded items in Japan as of June 2022
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Mercari. (August 22, 2022). Share of people discarding usable but unneeded items in Japan as of June 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388434/japan-share-people-discard-usable-unneeded-goods-trash/
Mercari. "Share of people discarding usable but unneeded items in Japan as of June 2022." Chart. August 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388434/japan-share-people-discard-usable-unneeded-goods-trash/
Mercari. (2022). Share of people discarding usable but unneeded items in Japan as of June 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388434/japan-share-people-discard-usable-unneeded-goods-trash/
Mercari. "Share of People Discarding Usable but Unneeded Items in Japan as of June 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388434/japan-share-people-discard-usable-unneeded-goods-trash/
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Share of people discarding usable but unneeded items in Japan as of June 2022 [Graph], Mercari, August 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388434/japan-share-people-discard-usable-unneeded-goods-trash/