*Breakdown trade statistics (bottles and other than bottles) under waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) will be compiled as from the reference year of 2017, after an amendment to the relevant commodity codes under the Hong Kong Harmonized System with effect from 1 January 2017.
**Other plastic recyclables include waste, parings and scrap not elsewhere classified.
Note: 1 Hong Kong dollar equals about 0.13 U.S. dollars and 0.11 euros (as of January 2021).
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Value of recovered plastics from MSW Hong Kong 2019, by material
In 2019, the value of polysterene and copolymers recovered from MSW in Hong Kong amounted to ** thousand Hong Kong dollars. Majority of the recovered recyclables in Hong Kong was exported for recycling.
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Hong Kong EPD. (December 21, 2020). Value of plastics recovered from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Hong Kong in 2019, by material (in 1,000 Hong Kong dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1033608/hong-kong-value-of-plastics-recovered-from-msw-by-material/
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