PET waste generated in the United States that year. PET is commonly used to produce plastic bottles.
The most recycled plastic resin in the United States municipal solid waste stream is polyethylene terephthalate (PET). In 2018, some 980,000 tons of PET were recycled, accounting for 18.5 percent of the total Total plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States in 2018, by resin (in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. "Total Plastic Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Recycled in The United States in 2018, by Resin (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228851/us-plastic-waste-recycled-by-resin/
Environmental Protection Agency, Total plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States in 2018, by resin (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228851/us-plastic-waste-recycled-by-resin/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Total plastic municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States in 2018, by resin (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228851/us-plastic-waste-recycled-by-resin/