PET RECYCLING

US bottle recycling rate reaches 31% in 2013 / Rising demand for rPET / Contamination concerns / NAPCOR/APR study

RECYCLING

US plastic bottle recycling rates jump 6.2% year-on-year in 2012 / PET and HDPE account for 96% / Total bottle recycling rate stands at 30%

BOTTLE RECYCLING

Record 1.2m t of plastic bottles recycled in US last year / HDPE and PET dominate the pictures / Scrap exports abroad down year-on-year / Latest industry report

RECYCLING

US plastic bottle recycling rate up 5% in 2010 at 1.18m t / Higher recovery rates for PET, HDPE and PP resins

PET PACKAGING

US trade group NAPCOR warns against using degradable additives / Insufficient data on side effects for PET recycling

PET

US bottle and jar recycling volume rises to 28% in 2009 / Packaging leads the list / Solutions for thermoforms studied / NAPCOR says poor supply will push recyclate prices higher