In 2024, the number of business entities that recycled plastics in Japan amounted to about **. The figure decreased in recent years. Even though plastics, PET bottles, glass, and paper are collected separately and recycled, the overall recycling rate in Japan has stayed at close to ** percent over the past decade, constituting one of the lowest recycling rates among OECD countries.
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