U.S. plastic waste exports of selected states 2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 24, 2023
The U.S. state of California exported more than 75,000 metric tons of plastic waste in 2019. This was almost twice the volume of plastic waste exported by Texas. The United States is one of the leading plastic waste exporters in the world. Plastic waste is often exported to developing countries with poor waste management.

Exports of plastic waste from the United States in 2019, by select state (in metric tons)

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April 2020

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United States

Survey time period

2019

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