In the first half of 2018, Malaysia had the biggest plastic waste import volume among the selected Asian countries, approximately 461 thousand metric tons. Vietnam and Thailand followed with just over 250 thousand tons each.
Plastic waste import volume in Asia in 1st half of 2018, by selected country (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Eurasia Group, & Suntory. (October 14, 2021). Plastic waste import volume in Asia in 1st half of 2018, by selected country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310980/asia-plastic-waste-import-volume-by-country/
Eurasia Group, und Suntory. "Plastic waste import volume in Asia in 1st half of 2018, by selected country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. October 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310980/asia-plastic-waste-import-volume-by-country/
Eurasia Group, Suntory. (2021). Plastic waste import volume in Asia in 1st half of 2018, by selected country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310980/asia-plastic-waste-import-volume-by-country/
Eurasia Group, and Suntory. "Plastic Waste Import Volume in Asia in 1st Half of 2018, by Selected Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310980/asia-plastic-waste-import-volume-by-country/
Eurasia Group & Suntory, Plastic waste import volume in Asia in 1st half of 2018, by selected country (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310980/asia-plastic-waste-import-volume-by-country/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Plastic waste import volume in Asia in 1st half of 2018, by selected country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Eurasia Group, & Suntory, October 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310980/asia-plastic-waste-import-volume-by-country/