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Article: PET recycling up, but trends a letdown.(News)
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- Plastics News
- Article date:
- October 26, 2009
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Byline: Mike Verespej
The amount of PET bottles recycled increased for the sixth straight year in 2008 to more than 1.45 billion pounds, catapulting the PET recycling rate to 27 percent, its highest level since 1997.
The PET recycling report, unveiled at the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) meeting in Myrtle Beach, was released Oct. 22 by the National Association of PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), APR and PET Resin Association (PETRA).
Recycling data for high density polyethylene and other containers are slated to be released this week. The report is expected to show an increase in the HDPE recycling rate, driven largely by ...