Every year the United States disposes of millions of tons of plastic containers and packaging in landfill sites. In 2018, *** million tons of PET bottles and jars were landfilled, while million tons of bags, sacks, and wraps were landfilled. In total, million tons of plastic packaging waste was generated in the U.S., of which ** percent was landfilled and just ** percent was recycled.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Volume of plastic packaging landfilled in the United States from 1960 to 2018, by product (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1229740/us-plastics-packaging-landfilled-by-product/
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Volume of plastic packaging landfilled in the United States from 1960 to 2018, by product (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1229740/us-plastics-packaging-landfilled-by-product/
