Recycling non-bottle rigid plastics up by nearly 50 per cent in two years

摘要

The American Chemistry Council has released a report documenting a dramatic rise in the collection and recycling of post-consumer non-bottle rigid plastics across the United States. The report, prepared by Moore Recycling Associates, Inc., found that in 2009, nearly 480 million pounds (218,000 tonnes) of post-consumer rigid plastics were collected for recycling nationwide, an increase of nearly 33 per cent from 2008 (47 per cent since 2007). The category non-bottle rigid plastics includes nondurable items (or packaging), such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) tubs, polypropylene (PP) cups and similar food containers, and durable items, such as pallets, crates, carts, 5-gallon buckets and electronic housings.