In fiscal year 2023, almost 58 percent of recycled plastic containers and packaging were used in chemical recycling to manufacture products such as coke oven chemical raw materials, synthetic gas, and blast furnace reductant. In that fiscal year, around 656 thousand metric tons of plastic containers and packaging were recycled by the Japan Container and Packaging Recycling Association.
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Distribution of the usage of recycled plastic containers and packaging in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by application
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JCPRA. (August 31, 2024). Distribution of the usage of recycled plastic containers and packaging in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by application [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230376/japan-recycled-plastic-packaging-utilization-share-by-application/
JCPRA. "Distribution of the usage of recycled plastic containers and packaging in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by application ." Chart. August 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230376/japan-recycled-plastic-packaging-utilization-share-by-application/
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