Japan: estimated plastic packaging waste volume 2022

In fiscal year 2022, the estimated volume of plastic packaging waste in Japan amounted to around 133.4 thousand metric tons. The figure increased steadily throughout the past decade.

Estimated amount of plastic packaging waste in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal years 2013 to 2022; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of each stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

excluding containers

Supplementary notes

Including waste from the food manufacturing industry, soft drink, tea, coffee, and liquor manufacturing industry, oil processed products, soaps, surfactants, and paint manufacturing industry, pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, manufacturing of cosmetics, retail, and other businesses.

Figures have been rounded.

The source does not state a specific date of publication. Therefore, the day of access has been used.

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