U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic purchased by North American reclaimers 2021

More than 92 percent of U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic materials recovered for recycling were purchased by North American reclaimers in 2021. For instance, nearly 97 percent of post-consumer PET bottles were acquired by reclaimers in the United States, Canada or Mexico. Although Canada is the leading destination for U.S. plastic scrap exports, huge volumes are exported to countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia.