Of the recovered recyclables from municipal solid waste in Hong Kong in 2020, approximately 450 thousand metric tons of paper waste were recovered for recycling. In comparison, only two metric tons of yard waste were recovered for recycling that year.
Total volume of recovered municipal solid waste (MSW) recyclables for recycling in Hong Kong in 2020, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Hong Kong EPD. (December 16, 2021). Total volume of recovered municipal solid waste (MSW) recyclables for recycling in Hong Kong in 2020, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032452/hong-kong-recovered-msw-recyclables-for-recycling-by-material/
Hong Kong EPD. "Total volume of recovered municipal solid waste (MSW) recyclables for recycling in Hong Kong in 2020, by type (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032452/hong-kong-recovered-msw-recyclables-for-recycling-by-material/
Hong Kong EPD. (2021). Total volume of recovered municipal solid waste (MSW) recyclables for recycling in Hong Kong in 2020, by type (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032452/hong-kong-recovered-msw-recyclables-for-recycling-by-material/
Hong Kong EPD. "Total Volume of Recovered Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Recyclables for Recycling in Hong Kong in 2020, by Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032452/hong-kong-recovered-msw-recyclables-for-recycling-by-material/
Hong Kong EPD, Total volume of recovered municipal solid waste (MSW) recyclables for recycling in Hong Kong in 2020, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032452/hong-kong-recovered-msw-recyclables-for-recycling-by-material/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Total volume of recovered municipal solid waste (MSW) recyclables for recycling in Hong Kong in 2020, by type (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Hong Kong EPD, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032452/hong-kong-recovered-msw-recyclables-for-recycling-by-material/