This statistic shows the total amount of PET postconsumer bottles used by U.S. reclaimers from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, 1.5 billion pounds of PET containers were used by reclaimers. These figures include bottles imported and purchased by U.S. reclaimers.
Total postconsumer bottles used by U.S. reclaimers from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)
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NAPCOR, & Association of Plastic Recyclers. (November 15, 2018). Total postconsumer bottles used by U.S. reclaimers from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207599/total-pet-bottles-used-by-us-reclaimers-since-2000/
NAPCOR, und Association of Plastic Recyclers. "Total postconsumer bottles used by U.S. reclaimers from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207599/total-pet-bottles-used-by-us-reclaimers-since-2000/
NAPCOR, Association of Plastic Recyclers. (2018). Total postconsumer bottles used by U.S. reclaimers from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207599/total-pet-bottles-used-by-us-reclaimers-since-2000/
NAPCOR, and Association of Plastic Recyclers. "Total Postconsumer Bottles Used by U.S. Reclaimers from 2000 to 2017 (in Million Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207599/total-pet-bottles-used-by-us-reclaimers-since-2000/
NAPCOR & Association of Plastic Recyclers, Total postconsumer bottles used by U.S. reclaimers from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207599/total-pet-bottles-used-by-us-reclaimers-since-2000/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Total postconsumer bottles used by U.S. reclaimers from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds) [Graph], NAPCOR, & Association of Plastic Recyclers, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207599/total-pet-bottles-used-by-us-reclaimers-since-2000/