In 2020, the volume of casted plastic waste in Japan amounted to approximately 8.2 million metric tons, representing a decrease from over 9.5 million metric tons in 2011. Around 55 percent of the plastic waste in the country was generated in households.
Disposal volume of plastic waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020
(in million metric tons)
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PWTI. (December 31, 2021). Disposal volume of plastic waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/695382/japan-plastic-waste-disposal-volume/
PWTI. "Disposal volume of plastic waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695382/japan-plastic-waste-disposal-volume/
PWTI. (2021). Disposal volume of plastic waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/695382/japan-plastic-waste-disposal-volume/
PWTI. "Disposal Volume of Plastic Waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/695382/japan-plastic-waste-disposal-volume/
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