In 2019, Sinopec was the company responsible for the biggest single-use plastics footprint across the Asia-Pacific region, accounting for around 4.01 million tons of single-use plastic waste. PetroChina followed with a single-use plastic footprint of about 3.1 million tons.
Leading single-use plastic-producing companies in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by waste footprint (in million metric tons)
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Statistics on Plastic waste in the Asia-Pacific region
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Plastic material production worldwide by region 2021
- Premium Statistic Global plastic use shares 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Mismanaged plastic waste shares worldwide 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Regional shares of ocean plastic waste inputs worldwide 2019
- Premium Statistic Plastics use APAC 1990-2019, by country or subregion
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste volume per capita APAC 2019-2060, by country or subregion
Waste production and volume
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- Premium Statistic Polymer production volume APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Leading single-use plastic producers APAC 2019, by footprint
- Premium Statistic Single-use plastic waste volume generated APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Single-use plastic waste volume per capita APAC 2019, by country
Waste trade
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- Premium Statistic Plastic waste import volume ASEAN 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading plastic waste destinations Asia 2020, by import volume
- Premium Statistic U.S. plastic waste exports 2020-2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exports by the EU-27 2015-2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Export and import volume of plastic waste Vietnam 2021
- Premium Statistic Import and export volume of plastic waste in Malaysia 2021
Recycling
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Mismanaged waste
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Pollution
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- Premium Statistic Share of global marine plastic pollution APAC 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Beach litter per square kilometer APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as ocean waste APAC 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Volume of plastic beach litter ending up as ocean waste APAC 2021, by country
Consumer perspective
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- Premium Statistic Share of consumers in favor of a single-use plastic ban APAC 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of consumers in favor of a single-use plastic ban APAC 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of consumers worried about ocean pollution APAC 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Leading concerns about plastics Asia 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Top barriers to recycling Asia 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Most adoptable zero-waste practices Asia 2021, by country
Further related statistics
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- Single-use plastic waste volume generated APAC 2019, by country
- Biggest single-use plastic producers worldwide 2021
- Global plastic waste management market value 2021-2027
- Single-use plastic waste generation per capita worldwide 2019
- Net single-use plastic waste generation worldwide 2019, by select country
- Projected plastic waste generation in the United States 2019-2060
- Projected plastic waste generation in the European Union 2019-2060
- Plastic waste import worldwide 2021, by country
- Volume of plastic waste exports to China from Japan 2017-2022
- Volume of plastic waste exports to Malaysia from Japan 2017-2022
- Volume of plastic waste exports to Indonesia from Japan 2017-2022
- Plastic waste export volume worldwide 2021, by country
- Recycling rate of plastic waste Japan 2011-2020
- Plastic waste exports from the European Union EU-27 2021, by country
- Plastic waste exports by the European Union 2021, by destination
- Plastics and plastic waste opinions in the U.S. 2020-2022, by statement
- Global plastic waste flow 2019
- Plastic waste volume per capita APAC 2019-2060, by country or subregion
- Annual plastic waste exports from the EU-27 2005-2021
- Plastic waste generated Japan 2020, by field
- Annual plastic waste imports in the EU 2004-2021
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Minderoo Foundation. (January 30, 2023). Leading single-use plastic-producing companies in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by waste footprint (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361526/apac-leading-single-use-plastic-producing-companies-by-footprint/
Minderoo Foundation. "Leading single-use plastic-producing companies in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by waste footprint (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361526/apac-leading-single-use-plastic-producing-companies-by-footprint/
Minderoo Foundation. (2023). Leading single-use plastic-producing companies in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by waste footprint (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361526/apac-leading-single-use-plastic-producing-companies-by-footprint/
Minderoo Foundation. "Leading Single-use Plastic-producing Companies in The Asia-pacific Region in 2019, by Waste Footprint (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361526/apac-leading-single-use-plastic-producing-companies-by-footprint/
Minderoo Foundation, Leading single-use plastic-producing companies in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by waste footprint (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361526/apac-leading-single-use-plastic-producing-companies-by-footprint/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Leading single-use plastic-producing companies in the Asia-Pacific region in 2019, by waste footprint (in million metric tons) [Graph], Minderoo Foundation, January 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361526/apac-leading-single-use-plastic-producing-companies-by-footprint/