This statistic shows the total amount of PET containers recycled in the United States between 2000 and 2017. In 2017, 1.7 billion pounds of PET containers were recycled in the U.S. Figures include containers purchased.
The global recycling rate of plastic packaging materials and PET bottles can be found here.
PET bottles recycled in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017
(in million pounds)
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NAPCOR, & Association of Plastic Recyclers. (November 15, 2018). PET bottles recycled in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207593/total-pet-containers-recycled-in-the-us/
NAPCOR, und Association of Plastic Recyclers. "PET bottles recycled in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207593/total-pet-containers-recycled-in-the-us/
NAPCOR, Association of Plastic Recyclers. (2018). PET bottles recycled in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207593/total-pet-containers-recycled-in-the-us/
NAPCOR, and Association of Plastic Recyclers. "Pet Bottles Recycled in The U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in Million Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207593/total-pet-containers-recycled-in-the-us/
NAPCOR & Association of Plastic Recyclers, PET bottles recycled in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207593/total-pet-containers-recycled-in-the-us/ (last visited April 15, 2025)
PET bottles recycled in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds) [Graph], NAPCOR, & Association of Plastic Recyclers, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207593/total-pet-containers-recycled-in-the-us/
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