Volume of plastic waste exports to Hong Kong from Japan 2016-2020

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Catharina Klein,
Jul 10, 2025
In 2020, the export volume of plastic waste from Japan to Hong Kong amounted to approximately ** thousand metric tons. Figures decreased significantly compared to around *** thousand metric tons in 2016. Plastic waste exports from Japan dropped in recent years, after several Southeast Asian countries banned plastic waste imports.
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Volume of plastic waste exports to Hong Kong from Japan from 2016 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons)

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February 2021

Region

Japan

Survey time period

2016 to 2020

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Figures have been rounded.

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