Plastic bottle recycling by consumers increased 161 million pounds in 2012, edging up 6.2 percent, to reach nearly 2.8 billion lbs. for the year, according to figures released jointly by the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recy-clers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The recycling rate for all plastic bottles rose 1.6 percent to 30.5 percent for the year.The 23rd annual National Post-Consumer Plastics Bottle Recycling Report marks the 23rd consecutive year that Americans have increased the pounds of plastic bottles returned for recycling. The number of pounds of used bottles collected in the United States has grown each year since the industry survey began in 1990.
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