As of July 2021, a survey conducted in South Korea showed that more than 28 percent of respondents found removing any foreign bodies from packing was a challenge in recycling plastic waste. The process of preparing recyclables to be thrown out were the leading challenges for respondents.
Challenges to recycling plastic waste in South Korea as of July 2021
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Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. (August 11, 2021). Challenges to recycling plastic waste in South Korea as of July 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332238/south-korea-challenges-to-recycling-plastic-waste/
Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. "Challenges to recycling plastic waste in South Korea as of July 2021." Chart. August 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332238/south-korea-challenges-to-recycling-plastic-waste/
Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. (2021). Challenges to recycling plastic waste in South Korea as of July 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332238/south-korea-challenges-to-recycling-plastic-waste/
Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. "Challenges to Recycling Plastic Waste in South Korea as of July 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332238/south-korea-challenges-to-recycling-plastic-waste/
Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Challenges to recycling plastic waste in South Korea as of July 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332238/south-korea-challenges-to-recycling-plastic-waste/ (last visited June 10, 2023)
Challenges to recycling plastic waste in South Korea as of July 2021 [Graph], Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, August 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332238/south-korea-challenges-to-recycling-plastic-waste/