The most recycled plastic packaging type in the United States are PET bottles and jars. In 2018, some ** tons of PET bottles and jars were reported as recycled in the North American country, accounting for roughly ** percent of the total PET bottles and jars waste generated that year. The U.S. produced a total of million tons of plastic packaging waste in 2018.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Volume of plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018, by product (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1229636/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled-by-product/
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Volume of plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States from 1980 to 2018, by product (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1229636/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-recycled-by-product/
