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Container Recycling Institute c 2002 1
Plastic Bottles:
Recycling is Down - Wasting is Up
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 2
Growth in Plastic Bottle Growth in Plastic Bottle SalesSales
1991 - 2001
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Millions of lbs
Source: American Plastics Council
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 3
Growth in Plastic Bottle Growth in Plastic Bottle SalesSales
1991 - 2001
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Millions of lbs
Source: American Plastics Council
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 4
Growth in Plastic Bottle SalesGrowth in Plastic Bottle Sales1991-20011991-2001
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
PETHDPE#3-#7
Millions of lbs
Source: American Plastics Council
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 5
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
PET Beverage Bottle Sales and PET Beverage Bottle Sales and PET Beverage Bottles RecycledPET Beverage Bottles Recycled
1991 - 2001
Source: American Plastics Council
Millions of Units
Sales Recycled
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 6
HDPE Bottle Sales and HDPE Bottle Sales and HDPE Bottles RecycledHDPE Bottles Recycled
1991 - 2001
05000
10000150002000025000300003500040000
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Source: American Plastics Council
Millions of Units
Sales Recycled
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 7
PET and HDPE Bottles PET and HDPE Bottles RecycledRecycled1991 - 2001
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Source: American Plastics Council
Millions of Units
PET HDPE
PET & HDPE Recycling Rates1995 - 2001
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
HDPE
PET
Source: National Association for PET Container Resources, American Plastics Council
Percent
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 9
Plastic Bottles Wasted Plastic Bottles Wasted 1991 - 2001
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
5500
6000
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
MM Lbs.
Source: American Plastics Council
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 10
PET Bottles Wasted PET Bottles Wasted 1991 - 2001
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
MM Lbs.
Source: American Plastics Council
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 11
PET Soda Bottles Wasted PET Soda Bottles Wasted 1991 - 2001
0200400600800
10001200140016001800
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
MM pounds
Source: American Plastics Council
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 12
PET Custom Bottles PET Custom Bottles Wasted Wasted 1991 - 2001
0200400600800
10001200140016001800
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
MM pounds
Source: American Plastics Council
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 13
HDPE Bottles Wasted HDPE Bottles Wasted 1991 - 2001
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
MM pounds
Source: American Plastics Council
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 14
PET & HDPE Bottles PET & HDPE Bottles Wasted Wasted 1991 - 2001MM pounds
Source: American Plastics Council
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
PETHDPE
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 15
PET and HDPE Bottles PET and HDPE Bottles RecycledRecycled1991 - 2001
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Source: American Plastics Council
MM Lbs.
PET HDPE
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 16
Percent Market (by weight) of Four Packaging Types
1991 - 2001
0
10
20
3040
50
60
70
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Aluminum
Glass
PET
HDPE
Source: American Plastics Council, Beverage Marketing Corp.
Percent
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 17
Percent Market (by weight) of Aluminum and PET
1991 - 2001
02468
101214161820
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Aluminum
PET
Source: American Plastics Council, Beverage Marketing Corp.
Percent
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 18
Percent Market (by units) of Four Packaging Types
1991 - 2001
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Aluminum
Glass
PET
HDPE
Source: American Plastics Council, Beverage Marketing Corp.
Percent
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 19
Percent Market (by units) of Aluminum and PET
1991 - 2001
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Aluminum
PET
Source: American Plastics Council, Beverage Marketing Corp.
Percent
Container Recycling Institute c 2002 20
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