The U.S. plastic bottle recycling collection rate was only 28.9% in 2018. And this is trending downward.

Notes:

This study produced by the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) two industry groups

Primary Source:

2019 - https://plastics.americanchemistry.com/Reports-and-Publications/2018-National-Post-Consumer-Plastics-Bottle-Recycling-Report.pdf

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