This statistic represents the volume of postconsumer film acquired for use in either the United States or Canada from 2005 to 2018. Between the two North American countries, the volume of postconsumer plastic film recovered for recycling that was acquired for use amounted to 694.7 million pounds in 2018.
Volume of postconsumer plastic film acquired for use in the United States or Canada from 2005 to 2018 (in million pounds)*
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Moore Recycling, & American Chemistry Council. (August 17, 2020). Volume of postconsumer plastic film acquired for use in the United States or Canada from 2005 to 2018 (in million pounds)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/830326/us-canada-volume-of-postconsumer-plastic-film-acquired-for-use/
Moore Recycling, und American Chemistry Council. "Volume of postconsumer plastic film acquired for use in the United States or Canada from 2005 to 2018 (in million pounds)*." Chart. August 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830326/us-canada-volume-of-postconsumer-plastic-film-acquired-for-use/
Moore Recycling, American Chemistry Council. (2020). Volume of postconsumer plastic film acquired for use in the United States or Canada from 2005 to 2018 (in million pounds)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/830326/us-canada-volume-of-postconsumer-plastic-film-acquired-for-use/
Moore Recycling, and American Chemistry Council. "Volume of Postconsumer Plastic Film Acquired for Use in The United States or Canada from 2005 to 2018 (in Million Pounds)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830326/us-canada-volume-of-postconsumer-plastic-film-acquired-for-use/
Moore Recycling & American Chemistry Council, Volume of postconsumer plastic film acquired for use in the United States or Canada from 2005 to 2018 (in million pounds)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/830326/us-canada-volume-of-postconsumer-plastic-film-acquired-for-use/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Volume of postconsumer plastic film acquired for use in the United States or Canada from 2005 to 2018 (in million pounds)* [Graph], Moore Recycling, & American Chemistry Council, August 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/830326/us-canada-volume-of-postconsumer-plastic-film-acquired-for-use/