US plastic postconsumer bottle recycling rate climbed again in 2009

Bale yield continued to decline due to mixed plastics collections

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(USA) – In 2009, US plastics recyclers continued to see the effects of increased mixed recyclables collections on postconsumer plastic bottle recycling: increased collection rates, particularly of LDPE and PVC bottles, and higher levels of bale contamination. The trends were also being driven by increased efforts to ...

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