The volume of plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States amounted to 1.98 million tons in 2018. This represented approximately 13.6 percent of the total plastic containers and packaging waste generated in the United States that year. Plastic packaging includes items such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film products.
Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018
(in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 3, 2022). Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228181/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. December 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228181/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228181/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Plastic Containers and Packaging Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Recycled in The United States from 1980 to 2018 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228181/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled/
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Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228181/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled/
