U.S. gross recycling rate: bottles collected for recycling 2000-2017

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
This statistic shows the gross recycling rate of PET post consumer bottles collected in the United States from 2000 to 2017. In 2017, 29.2 percent of bottles on U.S. shelves were collected for recycling.

The recycling rates of countries around the world can be viewed here.

Gross recycling rate of bottles in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017

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November 2018

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2017

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