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. 2022 Oct 8;8(10):e10959. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10959

Table 1.

Percentage of waste paper and board accumulation in different countries in the world.

Country Year % of paper and paper board waste in MSW Reference
Austria 2004 22 Karak et al. (2012)
France 2005 23.3 Bayard et al. (2010)
Germany 2005 24 Muhle et al. (2010)
United Kingdom 2018 18 Idumah and Nwuzor (2019)
Lithuania 2010 15 Miliute and Staniskis (2010)
Indonesia 2009 10 Shekdar (2009)
Malaysia 2009 16 Periathamby et al. (2009)
Philippines 2009 19.5 Shekdar (2009)
Singapore 2008 21.2 NEA Singapore (2009)
Thailand 2007 20.7 Chaya and Gheewala (2007)
Japan 2015 46 Niyati (2015)
India 2019 13.8 Sharma and Jain (2019)
Africa 2019 9 Solid Waste Management Data Book, Africa (2019)
United States 2018 23.1 Environmental Protection Agency, 2018
Sri Lanka 2019 7 Central Environmental Authority