The recycling rate for PET plastic bottles in the US was 28.4% in 2016, reflecting a decline of 2.4% in collection volumes, according to the latest figures from National Association for PET Container Resources and The Association of Plastic Recyclers.
The recycling rate for PET plastic bottles in the US was 28.4% in 2016, reflecting a decline of 2.4% in collection volumes, according to the latest figures from National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR).
The Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2016 also found an increase of over 3% in the total volume of PET bottles available for recycling in the US.
