Packaging and containers generated a plastic waste volume of around about four million metric tons in Japan in 2022. Electrical equipment, electric wire cables, and machines followed, generating around 1.4 million metric tons of plastic.
Plastic waste generated in Japan in 2022, by field
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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