This statistic shows the total amount of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (RPET) postconsumer bottles used for conversion in the United States from 2000 to 2017, by product category. More than 1.5 billion pounds of such PET containers were converted for other uses in 2017.
Weight of recycled PET bottles used for conversion in the United States from 2000 to 2017
(in million pounds)
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NAPCOR, & Association of Plastic Recyclers. (November 15, 2018). Weight of recycled PET bottles used for conversion in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/888425/recycled-pet-bottles-used-for-conversion-in-the-us/
NAPCOR, und Association of Plastic Recyclers. "Weight of recycled PET bottles used for conversion in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888425/recycled-pet-bottles-used-for-conversion-in-the-us/
NAPCOR, Association of Plastic Recyclers. (2018). Weight of recycled PET bottles used for conversion in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888425/recycled-pet-bottles-used-for-conversion-in-the-us/
NAPCOR, and Association of Plastic Recyclers. "Weight of Recycled Pet Bottles Used for Conversion in The United States from 2000 to 2017 (in Million Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888425/recycled-pet-bottles-used-for-conversion-in-the-us/
NAPCOR & Association of Plastic Recyclers, Weight of recycled PET bottles used for conversion in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888425/recycled-pet-bottles-used-for-conversion-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Weight of recycled PET bottles used for conversion in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds) [Graph], NAPCOR, & Association of Plastic Recyclers, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/888425/recycled-pet-bottles-used-for-conversion-in-the-us/
