Global plastic waste exports amounted to **** billion U.S. dollars in 2023, a year-over-year decline of roughly ** percent. In comparison to 2011, when global exports surpassed billion dollars, shipments decreased by more than ** percent. Plastic waste trade has dropped considerably since 2018, when China – then the world's largest plastic waste importer – declared a ban on imports of this material. In 2023, Germany was the leading exporter of plastic waste worldwide.
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Trade Map. (March 3, 2025). Exports of plastic waste worldwide from 2010 to 2023
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Trade Map. "Exports of plastic waste worldwide from 2010 to 2023
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Trade Map, Exports of plastic waste worldwide from 2010 to 2023
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Exports of plastic waste worldwide from 2010 to 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Trade Map, March 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1560433/plastic-waste-export-value-worldwide/
