This statistic shows import volume of plastic wastes from the United States between 2006 and 2015. In 2015, the United States imported some 390,000 metric tons of plastic wastes from regions around the world.
Import volume of waste plastics in the U.S. from 2006 to 2015 (in million metric tons)
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OECD. (May 24, 2018). Import volume of waste plastics in the U.S. from 2006 to 2015 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/866951/us-waste-plastic-import-volume/
OECD. "Import volume of waste plastics in the U.S. from 2006 to 2015 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866951/us-waste-plastic-import-volume/
OECD. (2018). Import volume of waste plastics in the U.S. from 2006 to 2015 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866951/us-waste-plastic-import-volume/
OECD. "Import Volume of Waste Plastics in The U.S. from 2006 to 2015 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866951/us-waste-plastic-import-volume/
OECD, Import volume of waste plastics in the U.S. from 2006 to 2015 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866951/us-waste-plastic-import-volume/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Import volume of waste plastics in the U.S. from 2006 to 2015 (in million metric tons) [Graph], OECD, May 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/866951/us-waste-plastic-import-volume/