In 2019, around 18 tons of polysterene and copolymers (PS) was recovered from municipal solid waste in Hong Kong. Majority of the recovered recyclables in Hong Kong was exported for recycling.
Quantity of plastics recovered from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Hong Kong in 2019, by material (in metric tons)
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Hong Kong EPD. (December 21, 2020). Quantity of plastics recovered from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Hong Kong in 2019, by material (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033559/hong-kong-plastics-volume-recovered-from-msw-by-material/
Hong Kong EPD. "Quantity of plastics recovered from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Hong Kong in 2019, by material (in metric tons)." Chart. December 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033559/hong-kong-plastics-volume-recovered-from-msw-by-material/
Hong Kong EPD. (2020). Quantity of plastics recovered from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Hong Kong in 2019, by material (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033559/hong-kong-plastics-volume-recovered-from-msw-by-material/
Hong Kong EPD. "Quantity of Plastics Recovered from Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) in Hong Kong in 2019, by Material (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033559/hong-kong-plastics-volume-recovered-from-msw-by-material/
Hong Kong EPD, Quantity of plastics recovered from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Hong Kong in 2019, by material (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033559/hong-kong-plastics-volume-recovered-from-msw-by-material/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Quantity of plastics recovered from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Hong Kong in 2019, by material (in metric tons) [Graph], Hong Kong EPD, December 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033559/hong-kong-plastics-volume-recovered-from-msw-by-material/