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Volume of single-use plastic items consumed in South Korea in 2020 (in 1,000 tons)

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Release date

March 2023

Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

5,184 respondents

Age group

20 to 59 years

Special properties

based on average weight of each item: PET bottles 15 grams; single-use plastic cups 14 grams; plastic bags 20 grams

Method of interview

Online omnibus survey

Supplementary notes

Figures estimated based on survey responses. 

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Single-use plastic items consumption South Korea 2020

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Sep 11, 2024

In 2020, an estimated ** tons of single-use plastic bags had been consumed in South Korea, followed by nearly * tons of PET bottles. According to the source, the annual single-use plastic consumption per capita in South Korea amounted to around ** kilograms that year.

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