Around 73 million metric tons of general business-related waste was recycled by waste recycling companies in South Korea in 2022. In total, approximately 81 million metric tons of waste was recycled by waste recycling companies in South Korea that year.
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General business-related waste is defined as waste produced by companies for operations such as minerals, waste synthetic polymer compounds, waste tires, etc. Designated waste refers to waste that are categorized based on chemical components such as waste pesticides, corrosive waste, toxic waste, medical waste, etc. Household waste refers to waste related to daily-life or household activities such as food waste, waste cooking oil, waste clothing and fabrics, waste paper, etc.
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Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency. (December 29, 2023). Volume of recycling waste by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by waste type (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340620/south-korea-recycling-waste-volume-by-waste-companies-by-waste-type/
Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency. "Volume of recycling waste by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by waste type (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340620/south-korea-recycling-waste-volume-by-waste-companies-by-waste-type/
Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency. (2023). Volume of recycling waste by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by waste type (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340620/south-korea-recycling-waste-volume-by-waste-companies-by-waste-type/
Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency. "Volume of Recycling Waste by Waste Companies in South Korea in 2022, by Waste Type (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340620/south-korea-recycling-waste-volume-by-waste-companies-by-waste-type/
Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency, Volume of recycling waste by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by waste type (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340620/south-korea-recycling-waste-volume-by-waste-companies-by-waste-type/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Volume of recycling waste by waste companies in South Korea in 2022, by waste type (in million metric tons) [Graph], Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340620/south-korea-recycling-waste-volume-by-waste-companies-by-waste-type/