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U.S. Nominal Recycling Rates by Deposit Status, 2023

2023

All

Deposit Status

Percent

Title:
U.S. Nominal Recycling Rates by Deposit Status, 2023
Year:

2023

Materials:

All

Variables:

Deposit Status

Units:

Percent

US Beverage Sales, Recycling and Wasting

1990-2010

All bev. containers

Recycling/ Wasting

Units Sold

Title:
US Beverage Sales, Recycling and Wasting
Year:

1990-2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Recycling/ Wasting

Units:

Units Sold

Comparing Curbside Recycling Access and Beverage Container Recycling Rates

1990-2010

All bev. containers

Recycling

Recycling Rate/ US Population

Title:
Comparing Curbside Recycling Access and Beverage Container Recycling Rates
Year:

1990-2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Recycling

Units:

Recycling Rate/ US Population

Sales and Market Share by Beverage Type

2010

All bev. containers

Sales

Percent

Title:
Sales and Market Share by Beverage Type
Year:

2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Sales

Units:

Percent

Container Sales by Material, 2000 & 2010

2000 & 2010

All bev. containers

Sales

Percent

Title:
Container Sales by Material, 2000 & 2010
Year:

2000 & 2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Sales

Units:

Percent

Sales and Market Share by Container Type

2010

All bev. containers

Sales

Percent

Title:
Sales and Market Share by Container Type
Year:

2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Sales

Units:

Percent

Per Capita Beverage Sales, Recycling and Wasting

1970-2010

All bev. containers

Sales, Recycling, Wasting

Containers per person per year

Title:
Per Capita Beverage Sales, Recycling and Wasting
Year:

1970-2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Sales, Recycling, Wasting

Units:

Containers per person per year

US Growth in Package Beverage Sales

2000-2010

All bev. containers

Sales, Recycling, Wasting

Billions of Containers Sold

Title:
US Growth in Package Beverage Sales
Year:

2000-2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Sales, Recycling, Wasting

Units:

Billions of Containers Sold

Deposit States have Higher Beverage Recycling Rates

2010

All bev. containers

Recycling

Percent

Title:
Deposit States have Higher Beverage Recycling Rates
Year:

2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Recycling

Units:

Percent

Estimated US Bottles and Cans Wasted in 2010

2010

All bev. containers

Millions

Units

Title:
Estimated US Bottles and Cans Wasted in 2010
Year:

2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Millions

Units:

Units

Beverage Containers in the Waste Stream

2012

All bev. containers

Solid Waste Generation

Percent

Title:
Beverage Containers in the Waste Stream
Year:

2012

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Solid Waste Generation

Units:

Percent

U.S. Nominal Recycling Rates by Deposit Status, 2021

2021

All

Deposit Status

Percent

Title:
U.S. Nominal Recycling Rates by Deposit Status, 2021
Year:

2021

Materials:

All

Variables:

Deposit Status

Units:

Percent

Aluminum cans sold and recycled by deposit status, 2019

2019

Aluminum Cans

Proportion of US Total

Percent

Title:
Aluminum cans sold and recycled by deposit status, 2019
Year:

2019

Materials:

Aluminum Cans

Variables:

Proportion of US Total

Units:

Percent

PET Recycling vs. rPET Generation Rates (1995 – 2020)

2019

rPET PET

Generation Rates

Percent

Title:
PET Recycling vs. rPET Generation Rates (1995 – 2020)
Year:

2019

Materials:

rPET PET

Variables:

Generation Rates

Units:

Percent

Beverage Containers Wasted by Material 2010 – 2015 (tons)

2015

Aluminum PET HDPE

Wasting

Tons

Title:
Beverage Containers Wasted by Material 2010 – 2015 (tons)
Year:

2015

Materials:

Aluminum PET HDPE

Variables:

Wasting

Units:

Tons

Beverage Containers Wasted by Material 2010 – 2015 (units)

2015

Aluminum PET HDPE Glass

Wasting

Units

Title:
Beverage Containers Wasted by Material 2010 – 2015 (units)
Year:

2015

Materials:

Aluminum PET HDPE Glass

Variables:

Wasting

Units:

Units

U.S. Recycling Rates by Deposit Status, 2015

2015

Aluminum PET Glass

Recycling, Deposit Laws

Percent

Title:
U.S. Recycling Rates by Deposit Status, 2015
Year:

2015

Materials:

Aluminum PET Glass

Variables:

Recycling, Deposit Laws

Units:

Percent

Financial Analysis Maine LD 1204 for 62/64 Ounce Containers

2015

All bev. containers

Money gained/lost

USD ($)

Title:
Financial Analysis Maine LD 1204 for 62/64 Ounce Containers
Year:

2015

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Money gained/lost

Units:

USD ($)

PET Recycling vs. Utilization Rates

1995-2011

PET

Recycling

Percent

Title:
PET Recycling vs. Utilization Rates
Year:

1995-2011

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Recycling

Units:

Percent

PET Sales, Wasting, and Recycling

1991-2009

PET

Wasting, Sales, Recycling

Tons, Percent

Title:
PET Sales, Wasting, and Recycling
Year:

1991-2009

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Wasting, Sales, Recycling

Units:

Tons, Percent

Estimated yield rates from collected plastic

2009

Plastic

Reycling, Wasting, Curbside, Deposit Laws

Percent

Title:
Estimated yield rates from collected plastic
Year:

2009

Materials:

Plastic

Variables:

Reycling, Wasting, Curbside, Deposit Laws

Units:

Percent

End-markets for collected glass

2009

Glass

Recycling, Wasting, Curbside, Deposit Laws

Percent

Title:
End-markets for collected glass
Year:

2009

Materials:

Glass

Variables:

Recycling, Wasting, Curbside, Deposit Laws

Units:

Percent

Recovered PET beverage bottles by state

2007

PET

Recycling

Percent

Title:
Recovered PET beverage bottles by state
Year:

2007

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Recycling

Units:

Percent

Recycling rates in bottle bill states and non-bottle bill states

2006

All bev. containers

Recycling, Deposit Laws

Units

Title:
Recycling rates in bottle bill states and non-bottle bill states
Year:

2006

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Recycling, Deposit Laws

Units:

Units

Market share by beverage and package

2006

Aluminum Glass HDPE PET

Sales, Beer, Soda, Water, Wine, Fruit Drinks, Energy Drinks

Percent

Title:
Market share by beverage and package
Year:

2006

Materials:

Aluminum Glass HDPE PET

Variables:

Sales, Beer, Soda, Water, Wine, Fruit Drinks, Energy Drinks

Units:

Percent

Recycling Rates by Material and Class

2006

Aluminum Glass PET

Recycling, Deposit Laws

Percent

Title:
Recycling Rates by Material and Class
Year:

2006

Materials:

Aluminum Glass PET

Variables:

Recycling, Deposit Laws

Units:

Percent

Sales by container type

2000, 2006

Aluminum PET Glass HDPE Steel

Sales

Units

Title:
Sales by container type
Year:

2000, 2006

Materials:

Aluminum PET Glass HDPE Steel

Variables:

Sales

Units:

Units

Comparing Curbside Recycling Access and Paper and Paperboard Recycling Rates

1990-2010

Paper/ Paperboard

Recycling

Percent

Title:
Comparing Curbside Recycling Access and Paper and Paperboard Recycling Rates
Year:

1990-2010

Materials:

Paper/ Paperboard

Variables:

Recycling

Units:

Percent

Beverage Containers and Municipal Solid Waste

2011

All bev. containers

Wasting

Percent

Title:
Beverage Containers and Municipal Solid Waste
Year:

2011

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Wasting

Units:

Percent

Energy required to manufacture beverage containers

2006

Aluminum Glass HDPE PET Steel

Energy

Energy per container

Title:
Energy required to manufacture beverage containers
Year:

2006

Materials:

Aluminum Glass HDPE PET Steel

Variables:

Energy

Units:

Energy per container

Beverage Containers Wasted, 2000 & 2010

2000 & 2010

All bev. containers

Wasting

Percent

Title:
Beverage Containers Wasted, 2000 & 2010
Year:

2000 & 2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Wasting

Units:

Percent

Per Capita Containers Recycled in Deposit and Non-Deposit States – All Container Types

2010

All bev. containers

Recycling

Percent

Title:
Per Capita Containers Recycled in Deposit and Non-Deposit States – All Container Types
Year:

2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Recycling

Units:

Percent

Recycling Rates for Aluminum, Plastic and Glass

1990-2010

Aluminum, Plastc, Glass

Recycling

Percent

Title:
Recycling Rates for Aluminum, Plastic and Glass
Year:

1990-2010

Materials:

Aluminum, Plastc, Glass

Variables:

Recycling

Units:

Percent

Energy Required to Replace Beverage Containers (in U.S. household equivalents)

2010

All bev. containers

Wasting

Percent

Title:
Energy Required to Replace Beverage Containers (in U.S. household equivalents)
Year:

2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Wasting

Units:

Percent

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Replacing Wasted Containers

2010

All bev. containers

Wasting

Percent

Title:
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Replacing Wasted Containers
Year:

2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Wasting

Units:

Percent

Comparative Energy Requirements for Replacing Wasted Beverage Containers

2010

All bev. containers

Wasting

Percent

Title:
Comparative Energy Requirements for Replacing Wasted Beverage Containers
Year:

2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Wasting

Units:

Percent

Energy Required to Replace Beverage Containers

2010

All bev. containers

Wasting

Percent

Title:
Energy Required to Replace Beverage Containers
Year:

2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Wasting

Units:

Percent

Container Types Used For Beer in the U.S., 1981-2010

1981-2010

All bev. containers

Wasting

Percent

Title:
Container Types Used For Beer in the U.S., 1981-2010
Year:

1981-2010

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Wasting

Units:

Percent

Per capita aluminum beverage can recycling and wasting

1996-2005

Aluminum

Recycling, Waste

Units per capita

Title:
Per capita aluminum beverage can recycling and wasting
Year:

1996-2005

Materials:

Aluminum

Variables:

Recycling, Waste

Units:

Units per capita

Non-alcoholic beverage sales, with projections to 2010

1997-2005

All bev. containers

Sales, Carbonated, Non-carbonated

Units

Title:
Non-alcoholic beverage sales, with projections to 2010
Year:

1997-2005

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Sales, Carbonated, Non-carbonated

Units:

Units

PET beverage sales and recycling in the US

1996-2005

PET

Recycling, Sales

Units

Title:
PET beverage sales and recycling in the US
Year:

1996-2005

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Recycling, Sales

Units:

Units

HDPE beverage sales and recycling in the US

1996-2005

HDPE

Recycling, Sales

Units

Title:
HDPE beverage sales and recycling in the US
Year:

1996-2005

Materials:

HDPE

Variables:

Recycling, Sales

Units:

Units

PET beverage sales and wasting in the US

1996-2005

PET

Sales, Waste

Weight

Title:
PET beverage sales and wasting in the US
Year:

1996-2005

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Sales, Waste

Units:

Weight

Wasted aluminum cans and PET bottles

1990-2005

Aluminum PET

Waste

Weight

Title:
Wasted aluminum cans and PET bottles
Year:

1990-2005

Materials:

Aluminum PET

Variables:

Waste

Units:

Weight

Per capita PET beverage bottle wasting and recycling

1990-2005

PET

Recycling, Waste

Units per capita

Title:
Per capita PET beverage bottle wasting and recycling
Year:

1990-2005

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Recycling, Waste

Units:

Units per capita

Aluminum beverage cans wasted in the United States

1972-2005

Aluminum

Waste

Units

Title:
Aluminum beverage cans wasted in the United States
Year:

1972-2005

Materials:

Aluminum

Variables:

Waste

Units:

Units

Aluminum can sales and recycling in the US

1996-2005

Aluminum

Recycling, Sales

Weight

Title:
Aluminum can sales and recycling in the US
Year:

1996-2005

Materials:

Aluminum

Variables:

Recycling, Sales

Units:

Weight

US bottles and cans wasted in 2005

2005

Aluminum Glass HDPE PET

Waste

Units

Title:
US bottles and cans wasted in 2005
Year:

2005

Materials:

Aluminum Glass HDPE PET

Variables:

Waste

Units:

Units

Per capita beverage sales, recycling, and wasting

1970-2006

All bev. containers

Recycling, Sales, Wasting

Units per capita

Title:
Per capita beverage sales, recycling, and wasting
Year:

1970-2006

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Recycling, Sales, Wasting

Units:

Units per capita

US Plastic bottled water sales

1996-2006

Plastic

Sales

Units

Title:
US Plastic bottled water sales
Year:

1996-2006

Materials:

Plastic

Variables:

Sales

Units:

Units

Growth in Packaged Beverage Sales

2000-2006

All bev. containers

Sales

Units

Title:
Growth in Packaged Beverage Sales
Year:

2000-2006

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Sales

Units:

Units

Plastic Bottle Sales and Wasting in the U.S.

1991-2006

Plastic

Sales, Waste

Weight

Title:
Plastic Bottle Sales and Wasting in the U.S.
Year:

1991-2006

Materials:

Plastic

Variables:

Sales, Waste

Units:

Weight

HDPE bottle sales and wasting in the US

1991-2006

HDPE

Sales, Waste

Weight

Title:
HDPE bottle sales and wasting in the US
Year:

1991-2006

Materials:

HDPE

Variables:

Sales, Waste

Units:

Weight

PET bottle sales and wasting in the US

1991-2006

PET

Sales, Waste

Weight

Title:
PET bottle sales and wasting in the US
Year:

1991-2006

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Sales, Waste

Units:

Weight

Aluminum, plastic, and glass recycling rates

1986-2006

Aluminum glass PET

Recycling

Percent

Title:
Aluminum, plastic, and glass recycling rates
Year:

1986-2006

Materials:

Aluminum glass PET

Variables:

Recycling

Units:

Percent

Beverage containers wasted: 1986 and 2006

1986, 2006

Aluminum HDPE PET Steel

Waste

Weight

Title:
Beverage containers wasted: 1986 and 2006
Year:

1986, 2006

Materials:

Aluminum HDPE PET Steel

Variables:

Waste

Units:

Weight

Beverage sales, recycling, and wasting

1986-2006

All bev. containers

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Units

Title:
Beverage sales, recycling, and wasting
Year:

1986-2006

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Units:

Units

Beverage container redemption rates in selected deposit states

1990-2004

All bev. containers

Deposit Laws, Recycling, Redemption

Percent

Title:
Beverage container redemption rates in selected deposit states
Year:

1990-2004

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Deposit Laws, Recycling, Redemption

Units:

Percent

Recycling rate for aluminum cans in Sweden and the US

1984-2004

Aluminum

Recycling, Sweden

Percent

Title:
Recycling rate for aluminum cans in Sweden and the US
Year:

1984-2004

Materials:

Aluminum

Variables:

Recycling, Sweden

Units:

Percent

Number of aluminum cans recycled and wasted in the US

1972-2004

Aluminum

Recycling, Waste

Units

Title:
Number of aluminum cans recycled and wasted in the US
Year:

1972-2004

Materials:

Aluminum

Variables:

Recycling, Waste

Units:

Units

Plastic soda bottles wasted

1994-2001

Plastic

Waste, Carbonated

Units

Title:
Plastic soda bottles wasted
Year:

1994-2001

Materials:

Plastic

Variables:

Waste, Carbonated

Units:

Units

Aluminum can recycling and access to curbside recycling

1990-1999

Aluminum

Curbside, Recycling

Percent

Title:
Aluminum can recycling and access to curbside recycling
Year:

1990-1999

Materials:

Aluminum

Variables:

Curbside, Recycling

Units:

Percent

Percentage of population served by curbside vs. percentage of glass recycled

1990-1999

Glass

Recycling, Curbside

Percent

Title:
Percentage of population served by curbside vs. percentage of glass recycled
Year:

1990-1999

Materials:

Glass

Variables:

Recycling, Curbside

Units:

Percent

PET sales, recycling, and wasting

1994-2004

PET

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Weight

Title:
PET sales, recycling, and wasting
Year:

1994-2004

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Units:

Weight

PET sales, recycling, and wasting: custom bottles

1994-2004

PET

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Weight

Title:
PET sales, recycling, and wasting: custom bottles
Year:

1994-2004

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Units:

Weight

Estimated US per capita consumption of beverage containers

1970-2005

All bev. containers

Sales

Units per capita

Title:
Estimated US per capita consumption of beverage containers
Year:

1970-2005

Materials:

All bev. containers

Variables:

Sales

Units:

Units per capita

PET bottle recycling by weight

2004

PET

Recycling, Carbonated, Non-Carbonated

Percent

Title:
PET bottle recycling by weight
Year:

2004

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Recycling, Carbonated, Non-Carbonated

Units:

Percent

Recycling Rates for PET Plastic and Aluminum in Sweden and the U.S.

2004

Aluminum PET

Deposit Laws, Recycling, Sweden

Percent

Title:
Recycling Rates for PET Plastic and Aluminum in Sweden and the U.S.
Year:

2004

Materials:

Aluminum PET

Variables:

Deposit Laws, Recycling, Sweden

Units:

Percent

Recycling rates in Sweden and the US

1994-2004

Plastic

Recycling, Sweden

Percent

Title:
Recycling rates in Sweden and the US
Year:

1994-2004

Materials:

Plastic

Variables:

Recycling, Sweden

Units:

Percent

PET bottle recycling and wasting: soft drink bottles vs. custom bottles

1994-2004

PET

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Weight

Title:
PET bottle recycling and wasting: soft drink bottles vs. custom bottles
Year:

1994-2004

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Units:

Weight

PET sales, recycling, and wasting: soft drink bottles

1994-2004

PET

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Weight

Title:
PET sales, recycling, and wasting: soft drink bottles
Year:

1994-2004

Materials:

PET

Variables:

Recycling, Sales, Waste

Units:

Weight

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