PET Recycling Rate Increases, Report Assns

摘要

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) announced the release of the Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2017. The report cited a 2017 U.S. recycling rate of 29.2 percent for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, reflecting a slight increase over the 2016 rate of 28.4 percent. The rate increase reflected decreases in both total collection volumes and volume of PET bottles available for recycling in the U.S. "Demand for RPET continues to be healthy, and we have capacity and infra- structure to meet those needs," said Tom Busard, NAPCOR Chairman, Chief Procurement Officer for Plastipak Packaging, Inc., and President of Clean Tech, Plastipak's recycling affiliate. "However, we have more work to do to improve the quality and volume of PET that goes to our reclaimers."