In 2021, China did not import any plastics waste. However, in 2017, the last year of plastic waste imports, the import value amounted to 180 U.S. dollars. From 2017 onward, the government banned the import of plastic waste, among other 24 types of solid waste and material that exceed a certain contamination level.
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Trade Map. (April 12, 2024). Import value of plastic waste, parings, and scrap in China from 2012 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461339/china-import-value-of-plastic-waste/
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Trade Map. (2024). Import value of plastic waste, parings, and scrap in China from 2012 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461339/china-import-value-of-plastic-waste/
Trade Map. "Import Value of Plastic Waste, Parings, and Scrap in China from 2012 to 2021 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461339/china-import-value-of-plastic-waste/
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Import value of plastic waste, parings, and scrap in China from 2012 to 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Trade Map, April 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461339/china-import-value-of-plastic-waste/