Plastic Bottle Recycling Tops 2.9B Lbs. For 2013

摘要

Plastic bottle recycling grew 120 million lbs. in 2013, edging up 4.3 percent, to top 2.9 billion lbs. for the year, according to figures released jointly by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The recycling rate for plastic bottles climbed 0.4 percent to 30.9 percent for the year. The 24th annual National Post-Consumer Plastics Bottle Recycling Report marks the 24th consecutive year that Americans have increased the lbs. of plastic bottles returned for recycling. The lbs. of used bottles collected for recycling in the U.S. has grown each year since the industry survey began in 1990.