Plastic Film Recycling Rises 11 Percent, While Rigid Plastics Rate Drops Slightly

摘要

Recycling of plastic wraps, bags and films surged in 2013 to a reported 1.14 billion pounds, the largest amount recorded since measurement began, according to a report released Feb. 24 by the American Chemistry Council. The 2013 "National Postconsumer Plastic Bag and Film Recycling Report", compiled by Moore Recycling Associates, attributed the record collection of plastic film, made primarily from polyethylene, to more comprehensive reporting and greater collection efforts around the country. That 1.14 billion pounds in collected plastics film represents an 11 percent increase from the 1.02 billion pounds collected in 2012. It also represents an increase of 74 percent since 2005, when 652.5 million pounds of the film was collected and measurement began.