Canada is by far the leading destination for scrap plastic exports from the United States, with *** thousand metric tons in 2024. Mexico followed that year, with over ** thousand tons of plastic scrap imported. China was once the main export destination for much of the world's plastic scrap, but in 2018 it introduced a ban on the import of such materials. Since then, plastic waste exports from the U.S. have dropped considerably.
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Trade Map. (June 12, 2025). Leading destinations for plastic scrap exports from the United States in 2024, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1033852/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-by-country/
Trade Map. "Leading destinations for plastic scrap exports from the United States in 2024, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 12, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1033852/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-by-country/
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Trade Map. "Leading Destinations for Plastic Scrap Exports from The United States in 2024, by Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Jun 2025, /statistics/1033852/plastic-waste-us-exports-destination-by-country/
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