Canada is by far the leading destination for scrap plastic exports from the United States, with 142 thousand metric tons in 2024. Mexico followed that year, with over 87 thousand tons of plastic scraps imported. China was once the main export destination for much of the world's plastic scrap, but in 2018 it introduced a ban on the import of such materials. Since then, plastic waste exports from the U.S. have dropped considerably.
Leading destinations for plastic scrap exports from the United States in 2024, by country
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Trade Map. (February 21, 2025). Leading destinations for plastic scrap exports from the United States in 2024, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033852/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-by-country/
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Trade Map. (2025). Leading destinations for plastic scrap exports from the United States in 2024, by country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033852/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-by-country/
Trade Map. "Leading Destinations for Plastic Scrap Exports from The United States in 2024, by Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033852/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-by-country/
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