SOLD	RECYCLED		WASTED
YEAR	thousand tons	thousand tons	Recycling rate	thousand tons
1991	609	152	24.9%	457
1992	694	201	29.0%	493
1993	757	224	29.6%	533
1994	857	273	31.9%	584
1995	973	322	33.1%	650
1996	1,138	316	27.8%	822
1997	1,276	325	25.4%	951
1998	1,453	355	24.4%	1,098
1999	1,625	370	22.8%	1,255
2000	1,722	379	22.0%	1,343
2001	1,884	417	22.1%	1,466
2002	2,004	399	19.9%	1,605
2003	2,146	421	19.6%	1,726
2004	2,319	502	21.6%	1,817
2005	2,538	585	23.1%	1,953
2006	2,713	636	23.4%	2,077
2007	2842.0	698	24.6%	2,144.0
2008	2683	726	27.0%	1,958.0
2009	2575.0	722	28.0%	1,853.0

Data from American Chemistry Council, NAPCORNote the PET recycling rates listed here are inflated, as they include non-PET material (such as polypropylene caps, labels and glue, and other contaminants) that are shipped in the bales of PET to be recycled. See PET Recycling vs. Utilization Rates for a more accurate depiction of the amount of actual PET that gets recycled.