Recycling Rate for PET plastic in Sweden and the U.S. (1994-2004)
Related graphs:
Recycling Rate for Aluminum Cans in Sweden and U.S. (1984-2004)
Side-by-side comparison of Sweden and U.S. recycling rates for both aluminum and plastic
US Plastic bottled water sales, billions
The lion’s share of the non-carbonated sales increase from the year 2000 to 2006 comes from PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic water bottles. Almost 36 billion were sold in 2006—up from 30 billion sold in 2005, about 12 billion in 2000, and less than 3 billion a decade ago.
HDPE bottle sales and wasting in the US
| YEAR | SOLD thousand tons | RECYCLED thousand tons | Recycling rate | WASTED thousand tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,209 | 134 | 11.1% | 1,075 |
| 1992 | 1,272 | 203 | 15.9% | 1,069 |
| 1993 | 1,359 | 220 | 16.2% | 1,139 |
| 1994 | 1,491 | 266 | 17.8% | 1,225 |
| 1995 | 1,291 | 310 | 24.0% | 980 |
| 1996 | 1,359 | 334 | 24.6% | 1,025 |
| 1997 | 1,433 | 354 | 24.7% | 1,079 |
| 1998 | 1,559 | 367 | 23.5% | 1,192 |
| 1999 | 1,618 | 381 | 23.6% | 1,237 |
| 2000 | 1,617 | 373 | 23.1% | 1,244 |
| 2001 | 1,620 | 375 | 23.1% | 1,245 |
| 2002 | 1,655 | 412 | 24.9% | 1,243 |
| 2003 | 1,661 | 403 | 24.2% | 1,258 |
| 2004 | 1,743 | 448 | 25.7% | 1,295 |
| 2005 | 1,702 | 457 | 26.8% | 1,245 |
| 2006 | 1,755 | 469 | 26.7% | 1,286 |
| * Includes beverage and non-beverage HDPE bottles, in both natural and pigmented resins. | ||||
| Sources: HDPE sales and recycling data are derived from the American Plastics Council and the American Chemistry Council. | ||||
PET Recycling vs. Utilization Rates
| Year | Recycling | Utilization |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 39.7% | 31.9% |
| 1996 | 31.7% | 26.0% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | 22.7% |
| 1998 | 24.8% | 19.6% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | 18.8% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | 18.0% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | 17.5% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | 15.3% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | 15.5% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | 17.3% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | 18.9% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | 19.4% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | 19.0% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | 20.9% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | 20.9% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | 20.8% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | 19.2% |
Source: NAPCOR. 2011 Report on Post Consumer PET Container Recycling Activity
The figure typically reported as a "recycling rate" is usually the proportion of materials collected for recycling. Bales of PET collected for recycling often contain materials such as polypropylene caps, base cups, labels and glue, and other contaminants, which are then weighed and included in the PET recycling rate.
The "Utilization Rate" shown on this page is a more accurate depiction of how much PET actually gets recycled. It measures the amount of "clean PET flake" yielded once the contaminants have been removed.
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