U.S. PET Container Recycling Rate Climbs Above 30 Percent

摘要

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Association of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers (APR) announced the release of the "Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2012," which cited a 2012 U.S. recycling rate of 30.8 percent for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic containers. The total volume of postconsumer PET bottles collected was the highest reported to date at 1.718 billion lbs., as were both the total amount of RPET produced by U.S. reclaimers, 930 million pounds, and the amount used across major end-use domestic market segments at 1.3 billion lbs.