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Graphs
Graphs on plastic recycling, wasting, consumption, and sales...in units, tons, percent, and per capita.
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Slide Presentations
PET Strategies 2006
Presented at the 2006 PET Strategies conference in Atlanta, this slideshow uses environmental data and the results of the Beverage Container Recycling Scorecard to motivate beverage companies to reduce their waste.
[PPT,1.3Mb] - [HTML version]
The PET Supply Crisis: A Problem in Need of a Solution (2006)
Despite the vast quantities of plastic bottles sold every year, plastic bottle recyclers and recycled plastic users are experiencing a shortage in materials. This slideshow investigates the reasons for this problem and proposes bottle deposit laws as a solution.
[ PPT,150kb] - [ HTML version]
Stopping Plastic Beverage Bottle Debris at the Source (2005)
Presented at the Plastic Debris - Rivers to Sea Conference, September 7, 2005
Statistics on the consumption of plastic bottles, the impact of plastic bottles on the total amount of beverage container debris, and pros and cons of what can be done to reduce this waste.
[PPT, 1.8 MB] - [HTML version]
No Deposit, No Return, No Curbside: Dealing with Plastic Bag and Bottle Waste in Less-Industrialized Countries (2005)
[PPT,3.2Mb] - [HTML version]
Can the Downward Trend of PET Recycling be Reversed? (2004)
Presented at the APR Board Meeting, February, 2004
[PPT, 439 Kb]
Plastic Bottles: Recycling is Down, Wasting is Up (2001)
A wealth of graphs! Graphs showing the increase in plastic bottle sales, comparisons with the plastic recycling rate, comparisons between PET & HDPE rates, and recycling rates of other container types.
[PPT, 209 KB] - [HTML version]
The Changing Composition of the Plastic Bottle Stream (2000)
Graphs of the rise in plastic bottle usage, reasons for the increase, impacts on recycling, issues with various types of recycling programs, graphs of decline in recycling rates
[HTML]
Plastic Recycling in the News
News articles, letters to the editor, press releases, and more, from 1996 onward
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