In 2024, the unit cost of recycling plastic packaging in Japan amounted to 62 Japanese yen per kilogram, making up the largest recycling cost for packaging. In Japan, plastic, glass, paper, and PET bottles are collected and recycled, but the recycling rate of the total waste has remained at around 20 percent throughout the past decade.
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JCPRA. (October 14, 2024). Unit cost of recycling in Japan in 2024, by packaging (in Japanese yen per kilogram) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1182384/japan-recycling-unit-costs-by-packaging/
JCPRA. "Unit cost of recycling in Japan in 2024, by packaging (in Japanese yen per kilogram)." Chart. October 14, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1182384/japan-recycling-unit-costs-by-packaging/
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JCPRA, Unit cost of recycling in Japan in 2024, by packaging (in Japanese yen per kilogram) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1182384/japan-recycling-unit-costs-by-packaging/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Unit cost of recycling in Japan in 2024, by packaging (in Japanese yen per kilogram) [Graph], JCPRA, October 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1182384/japan-recycling-unit-costs-by-packaging/
