Japan: share of recyclable garbage collected by municipalities by material| Statista

In fiscal year 2023, paper accounted for around **** percent of the total waste that was collected and recycled by municipalities in Japan. Metal followed with around **** percent. That year, municipalities in the country recycled approximately *** million metric tons of waste in total.

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Share of waste that was collected and recycled by municipalities in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by material

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March 2025

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Japan

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fiscal year 2023; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

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