Plastic bottle recycling rises as plastic bottle usage drops

Plastic bottle recycling rises as plastic bottle usage drops Americans recycled more plastics bottles in 2009 for the 20th straight year, although the overall recycling rate remains at just 28%. The amount of bottles recycled rose 46 million lb (2%) in 2009, hitting a record 2.5 billion lb, according to figures released by the American […]

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