US: Robust PET bottle sales outpace collection volumes in 2016

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) have released the “Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2016.”
The report cites a 2016 United States recycling rate of 28.4% for PET plastic bottles, reflecting a decline of 2.4% in total collection volumes and an increase of over 3% in the total volume of PET bottles available for recycling in the U.S. The volume of PET collected in the United States and utilized by domestic reclaimers stayed consistent with that of 2015, and RPET used in domestic end market applications was up (Press Release NAPCOR, 31 October 2017).
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