Number of recyclers Japan 2022, by material
In 2022, the number of recycling businesses that recycled PET bottles in Japan amounted to around 135, making up the largest number of recycling businesses. Even though plastics, PET bottles, glass, and paper are collected and recycled, the overall recycling rate in Japan has stayed at around 20 percent over the past decade, constituting one of the lowest recycling rates among OECD countries.