Recycling rates worldwide range widely depending on national waste management regulations. Singapore and South Korea had one of the highest rates of municipal solid waste recycling at 59 percent.
Share of municipal solid waste recycled worldwide in 2017, by select country
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OECD. (September 19, 2019). Share of municipal solid waste recycled worldwide in 2017, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052439/rate-of-msw-recycling-worldwide-by-key-country/
OECD. "Share of municipal solid waste recycled worldwide in 2017, by select country ." Chart. September 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052439/rate-of-msw-recycling-worldwide-by-key-country/
OECD. (2019). Share of municipal solid waste recycled worldwide in 2017, by select country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052439/rate-of-msw-recycling-worldwide-by-key-country/
OECD. "Share of Municipal Solid Waste Recycled Worldwide in 2017, by Select Country ." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052439/rate-of-msw-recycling-worldwide-by-key-country/
OECD, Share of municipal solid waste recycled worldwide in 2017, by select country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052439/rate-of-msw-recycling-worldwide-by-key-country/ (last visited July 07, 2020)
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