Volume of plastic MSW recycled in the U.S. 2018, by type

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
By weight, the most recycled plastic resin in the United States municipal solid waste stream is Polyethylene terephthalate (PET). In 2018, 980,000 of PET was recycled, accounting for 18.5 percent of the total PET waste generated in the U.S. that year. PET is commonly used to produce plastic bottles.

Total plastic municipal solid waste recycled in the United States in 2018, by resin (in 1,000 tons)

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Release date

2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

HDPE = High density polyethylene; PET = Polyethylene terephthalate; PS = Polystyrene; LDPE = Low density polyethylene; LLDPE = Linear low density polyethylene; PP = Polypropylene; PVC = Polyvinyl chloride; PLA = Polylactide
*Negligible, less than 5,000 tons

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