Indonesia Accepts 1.4 Million Tons of European Union Waste
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Indonesia is one of the main destinations for waste from the European Union. According to Eurostat, Indonesia received 1.4 million tons of waste in 2020. This amount is equivalent to that received by Pakistan in the same year.
As a result, Indonesia ranks sixth as the main recipient of waste from the European Union. Turkey ranks first, receiving 13.7 million tons in 2020, followed by India (2.9 million tons), the United Kingdom (1.8 million tons), Switzerland (1.6 million tons), and Norway (1.5 million tons).
The majority of EU waste exports are ferrous metals, totaling 17.4 million tons. Paper and cardboard waste follows with 6.1 million tons. Meanwhile, plastic waste (including rubber) exported by the EU reached 2.4 million tons.
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