Since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, the United States had to shift much of its plastic waste exports to other countries. In that year, Canada imported a 13 percent share of the plastic waste exports from the U.S.
Distribution of plastic waste exports from the United States in 2018, by select destination country*
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PPC. (March 6, 2019). Distribution of plastic waste exports from the United States in 2018, by select destination country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031427/us-export-share-of-plastic-scrap-by-destination/
PPC. "Distribution of plastic waste exports from the United States in 2018, by select destination country*." Chart. March 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031427/us-export-share-of-plastic-scrap-by-destination/
PPC. (2019). Distribution of plastic waste exports from the United States in 2018, by select destination country*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031427/us-export-share-of-plastic-scrap-by-destination/
PPC. "Distribution of Plastic Waste Exports from The United States in 2018, by Select Destination Country*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031427/us-export-share-of-plastic-scrap-by-destination/
PPC, Distribution of plastic waste exports from the United States in 2018, by select destination country* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031427/us-export-share-of-plastic-scrap-by-destination/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Distribution of plastic waste exports from the United States in 2018, by select destination country* [Graph], PPC, March 6, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031427/us-export-share-of-plastic-scrap-by-destination/