Plastic waste exports from the U.S. 2023, by destination
Canada is by far the leading destination for scrap plastic exports from the United States, with 154 thousand metric tons in 2023. Mexico followed that year, with 76.2 thousand tons of plastic scraps imported. China was once the main export destination for much of the world's plastic scrap, but in 2018 it introduced a ban on the import of such materials. Since then, plastic waste exports from the U.S. have dropped considerably.