In 2022, the total volume of plastic waste generated in Singapore reached about one million metric tons. Plastic waste makes up around 15 percent of the total waste generated in Singapore. In that same year, around six percent of the plastic waste generated was recycled.
Total volume of plastic waste generated in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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NEA. (May 3, 2023). Total volume of plastic waste generated in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/961745/volume-plastic-waste-generated-singapore/
NEA. "Total volume of plastic waste generated in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. May 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/961745/volume-plastic-waste-generated-singapore/
NEA. (2023). Total volume of plastic waste generated in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/961745/volume-plastic-waste-generated-singapore/
NEA. "Total Volume of Plastic Waste Generated in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/961745/volume-plastic-waste-generated-singapore/
NEA, Total volume of plastic waste generated in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/961745/volume-plastic-waste-generated-singapore/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Total volume of plastic waste generated in Singapore from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], NEA, May 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/961745/volume-plastic-waste-generated-singapore/