Recovery rate of paper Japan 2014-2023

In 2023, approximately 81.6 percent of waste paper was recovered in Japan. Figures increased slightly compared to about 80 percent in the previous year. Paper is an easily recyclable material and is classified as a renewable resource since it is made from wood.  Paper industry in JapanFollowing China and the United States, Japan was the third-largest producer of paper. Even though its consumption volume of paper declined throughout the past decade, the island nation remained the third-largest consumer of paper worldwide. In Japan, most of the manufactured paper was used for printing and communication as well as newspapers, and sanitary tissue. Nevertheless, the consumption for printing and writing papers is expected to decline, likely due to the digitalization of such products.  Recovery of wastepaperPaper production has a major environmental impact as it contributes to air, water, and land pollution. In recent years, there have been changes in the behavior of both businesses and consumers as environmental issues such as pollution and climate change gained importance. To reduce waste and effectively use resources, the Japanese paper industry established a system of recycling wastepaper by using it as a raw material to produce new paper products. The recycling system is showing its effect, as the utilization rate of recovered paper in Japan increased continuously throughout the past decade, reaching over 67 percent.

于2023年，日本约81.6%的废纸得到了回收，相较于前一年的约80%有所上升。纸张作为一种易于回收的材料，因其由木材制成而被归类为可再生资源。在纸张生产领域，继中国和美国之后，日本位居全球第三大纸张生产国。尽管在过去十年中，日本纸张的消费量有所下降，但这个岛国仍保持着全球第三大纸张消费国的地位。在日本，大部分生产的纸张被用于印刷、通讯、报纸以及卫生纸等用途。然而，预计印刷和书写用纸的消费量将有所下降，这可能与这些产品的数字化有关。废纸回收方面，纸张生产对环境有着重大的影响，它导致了空气、水和土地的污染。近年来，随着污染和气候变化等环境问题的重要性日益凸显，企业和消费者的行为都发生了变化。为了减少浪费和有效利用资源，日本纸张行业建立了一套利用废纸作为原材料生产新纸张产品的回收体系。这一回收体系已经显现出其成效，因为日本回收纸张的利用率在过去十年中持续增长，目前已超过67%。