In 2021, the United States shipped 30 percent of its total scrap plastic exports to Canada. This amounted to some 170,000 metric tons. Mexico was the second largest export destination for U.S. scrap plastic that year, with a share of 15.1 percent.
Distribution of scrap plastic exports from the United States in 2021, by destination
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Statistics on Plastic waste in the U.S.
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UN Comtrade. (October 12, 2022). Distribution of scrap plastic exports from the United States in 2021, by destination [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228470/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-shares-by-country/
UN Comtrade. "Distribution of scrap plastic exports from the United States in 2021, by destination." Chart. October 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228470/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-shares-by-country/
UN Comtrade. (2022). Distribution of scrap plastic exports from the United States in 2021, by destination. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228470/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-shares-by-country/
UN Comtrade. "Distribution of Scrap Plastic Exports from The United States in 2021, by Destination." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228470/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-shares-by-country/
UN Comtrade, Distribution of scrap plastic exports from the United States in 2021, by destination Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228470/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-shares-by-country/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Distribution of scrap plastic exports from the United States in 2021, by destination [Graph], UN Comtrade, October 12, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228470/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-shares-by-country/