US plastic film recycling hits billion-pound mark

摘要

The recycling of plastic film climbed 4% to reach one billion pounds (454 000 tonnes) annually in 2011 for the first time, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has announced. Citing findings from a report by Moore Recycling Associates, the ACC noted that film recycling has increased 55% since 2005. Due to growth in the plastic and composite lumber industry as well as growth in the primary market for US-recovered plastic film, domestic consumption of the material averaged 58% in 2011 -up from 53% the year before.