7. Hong Kong
$1.8 billion
2.8% of Total Exports
With Hong Kong’s plastic industry roots beginning in the post-WWII era as the result of mainlanders moving to the coast and major European and American investors opening branches in Hong Kong, the bustling city-state is no stranger to plastic production. Famed for entrepreneurs, such as Li Ka-Shing, that built their respective fortunes on the manufacture of popular products such as plastic flowers, Hong Kong is one of the world’s major hotspots for plastic production. Unfortunately, this has also led to large quantities of plastic–often up to 2,000 tonnes each day–being discarded improperly and generating significant waste in the city.
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