October 16, 2015
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The National Association for PET Container Resources and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (collectively “NAPCOR”) issued a October 13th news release announcing the release of a document titled Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity in 2014 (“Report”).
The report claims a 2014 United States recycling rate of 31% for polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) plastic bottles.
NAPCOR notes:
The 2014 rate is consistent with that of 2013, reflecting year-over-year increases in both U.S. PET bottle collection volumes and in total volume of PET resin used in U.S. PET bottle production. Gross exports of PET fell again in 2014, continuing a five-year trend, while total pounds of recycled PET utilized in domestic end-use markets increased to the highest level seen to date.
2014 is the twentieth year that the National Association for PET Container Resources has issued the Report in its current format, and the tenth year that it has worked with the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers to produce it. The intent of the Report is stated to be a detailed overview of the recycling of injection stretch blow molded PET bottles and jars in the United States during 2014. It is also intended to provide a general summary of the recycling of PET thermoforms.
The Report states that the total volume of PET bottles collected increased 1,812 million pounds in 2014. Further, the volume of PET bottles in the market place potentially available for recycling increased 5,849 million pounds.
Click here to download a copy of the NAPCOR news release and Report.
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