packaging waste generated in the U.S that year. Plastic packaging includes items such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film products.
The total volume of plastic containers and packaging MSW recycled in the United States was 1.98 million tons in 2018. This represented approximately 13.6 percent of the total plastic containers and Total volume of plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018* (in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Total volume of plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018* (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228181/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Total volume of plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018* (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228181/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Total volume of plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018* (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228181/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Total Volume of Plastic Containers and Packaging Municipal Solid Waste Recycled in The United States from 1980 to 2018* (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228181/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled/
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