There were 332 thousand metric tons of illegal waste in South Korea that had yet to be treated or processed as of August 2022. Of this remaining amount, around 161.5 thousand tons came from the provinces of Chungnam, Chungbuk, and Jeonnam according to the source.
Amount of illegal waste in South Korea as of August 2022, by status (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Korea Herald. (September 29, 2022). Amount of illegal waste in South Korea as of August 2022, by status (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359347/south-korea-amount-of-illegal-waste-by-status/
Korea Herald. "Amount of illegal waste in South Korea as of August 2022, by status (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359347/south-korea-amount-of-illegal-waste-by-status/
Korea Herald. (2022). Amount of illegal waste in South Korea as of August 2022, by status (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359347/south-korea-amount-of-illegal-waste-by-status/
Korea Herald. "Amount of Illegal Waste in South Korea as of August 2022, by Status (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359347/south-korea-amount-of-illegal-waste-by-status/
Korea Herald, Amount of illegal waste in South Korea as of August 2022, by status (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359347/south-korea-amount-of-illegal-waste-by-status/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Amount of illegal waste in South Korea as of August 2022, by status (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Korea Herald, September 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1359347/south-korea-amount-of-illegal-waste-by-status/