This statistic depicts the global recovered paper collections in 2013, sorted by region. With 101.9 million metric tons, Asia was by far the world's largest collector of recovered paper. Europe followed, with 62 million metric tons of recovered paper collected.
Global recovered paper collections in 2013, by region
(in million metric tons)
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Bureau of International Recycling. (April 15, 2015). Global recovered paper collections in 2013, by region (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278331/recovered-paper-collections-by-world-regions/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Global recovered paper collections in 2013, by region (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 15, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278331/recovered-paper-collections-by-world-regions/
Bureau of International Recycling. (2015). Global recovered paper collections in 2013, by region (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278331/recovered-paper-collections-by-world-regions/
Bureau of International Recycling. "Global Recovered Paper Collections in 2013, by Region (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278331/recovered-paper-collections-by-world-regions/
Bureau of International Recycling, Global recovered paper collections in 2013, by region (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278331/recovered-paper-collections-by-world-regions/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Global recovered paper collections in 2013, by region (in million metric tons) [Graph], Bureau of International Recycling, April 15, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/278331/recovered-paper-collections-by-world-regions/
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