In 2022, approximately 878 metric tons of plastic bags were disposed of daily in municipal solid waste landfills in Hong Kong. Furthermore, an additional 206 metric tons of plastic bottles were landfilled on average every day that same year. Overall, plastic waste accounted for the second-largest share of average daily municipal solid waste in Hong Kong in 2021.
Average daily plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2022, by type
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Hong Kong EPD. (December 22, 2023). Average daily plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2022, by type (in metric tons per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032093/hong-kong-plastic-weight-in-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-type/
Hong Kong EPD. "Average daily plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2022, by type (in metric tons per day)." Chart. December 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032093/hong-kong-plastic-weight-in-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-type/
Hong Kong EPD. (2023). Average daily plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2022, by type (in metric tons per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032093/hong-kong-plastic-weight-in-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-type/
Hong Kong EPD. "Average Daily Plastic Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Sent to Landfills in Hong Kong in 2022, by Type (in Metric Tons per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032093/hong-kong-plastic-weight-in-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-type/
Hong Kong EPD, Average daily plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2022, by type (in metric tons per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032093/hong-kong-plastic-weight-in-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-type/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Average daily plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) sent to landfills in Hong Kong in 2022, by type (in metric tons per day) [Graph], Hong Kong EPD, December 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032093/hong-kong-plastic-weight-in-municipal-solid-waste-disposed-at-landfills-by-type/