Plastic waste import volume South Korea 2015-2024
In 2024, South Korea imported about 16.4 thousand tons of plastic waste. This showed a significant decline from 2019, when imports reached a peak of around 169 thousand tons.
Volume of plastic waste imported to South Korea from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000 tons)
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Korea Customs Service. (January 16, 2025). Volume of plastic waste imported to South Korea from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098216/south-korea-plastic-waste-import-volume/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Volume of plastic waste imported to South Korea from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Korea Customs Service, January 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098216/south-korea-plastic-waste-import-volume/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed