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Plastic exports to China by top 10 exporting countries, 2016

Quantity of recycled plastic waste exported to China by the top 10 exporting countries, measured in tonnes per year.

0 tonnes1 million tonnes2 million tonnes3 million tonnes4 million tonnes5 million tonnes6 million tonnesWorld7.13 million tonnesTop 10 countries5.45 million tonnesHong Kong1.78 million tonnesJapan842,104 tonnesUnited States693,444 tonnesThailand431,783 tonnesGermany390,106 tonnesBelgium323,308 tonnesPhilippines320,105 tonnesAustralia293,122 tonnesIndonesia189,273 tonnesCanada189,161 tonnes

Source: Brooks et al. (2018)

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