South Korea: company sources of household plastic waste by quantity 2021

According to a survey conducted in 2021 on plastic emissions in South Korea, Lotte Chilsung was the source of 2,681 plastic waste items among surveyed households, the most out of the 4,075 food manufacturers recorded. The survey also found that almost 24 percent of plastic product waste from these surveyed households came from food manufacturers.

Food manufacturers with the most plastic packaging for households in South Korea in 2021, by quantity

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

South Korea

Survey time period

August 23 to 29, 2021

Number of respondents

841 households

Special properties

households in South Korea

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Data on plastic products used by survey participants were entered into spreadsheets covering information such as the manufacturer, product line, plastic type, and quantity of plastic products.
Out of a total 77,288 plastic items that were recorded from households through this survey, 18,502 were identified as coming from these listed food manufacturers.

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