US plastic bottle recycling capacity increase, but still obstacles

   Did you know? Last year, the United States recovered all HDPE plastic bottles, 7% of the final into a film and sheet.
　　Did you know? All post-consumer recycled plastic bottles, 60% made of PET.
　　Did you know? American Chemistry Council Plastics Recycling Association and jointly issued a report recently pointed out last year, the sales value of PET and HDPE post-consumer plastic bottles amounted to $ 730 million.
　　A few weeks ago, the report caused a sensation. One of the biggest news is that in 2014 the United States recycled plastic bottles for the first time more than three billion lbs.
　　But the report also pointed out that in recent years, plastic bottle recycling CAGR of only 4.1%.
　　Plastics News has reported that the United States the total weight of recycled plastic bottles grew 97 million lbs. If the in-depth analysis of this data, the amount of recycled PET bottles in 2014 increased by 14 million lbs, while the recovery rate from 31.2% in 2013 to 31%.
　　HDPE regard, increasing the amount of recycling 62 million lbs, an increase of 33.6% recovery rate.

　　Post-consumer plastic bottles overall recovery rate increased 1% to 31.8%.
　　In 2014, overall sales for the bottle resin 9.436 billion lbs, compared to the 9.417 billion lbs in 2013 have risen. Overall recovered amount was 3.003 billion lbs, 2013 was 2.906 billion lbs.
　　PP quantity recovered, although less compared to PET and HDPE, but growing rapidly. Last year, PP recovery rate was 44.9%, compared to 2013 have risen, in 2013 31.8%. In 2014, the United States of PP recycled plastic bottles weighing up to 79.5 million lbs in 2013 was only 62 million lbs.
　　Since 1990, recovery of post-consumer plastic bottles is growing every year.
　　Although the recovery of plastic bottles is growing every year, but there are still a lot of space. Compared to metal, paper and other recyclable materials, plastic bottles recovery is still low.
　　The report stated: "A barrier plastic bottle recycling, too many consumers are still not aware of HDPE, PET and PP EPS recycled plastic use, demand and value of data and experience prove, through continuous local education campaigns about plastics and polystyrene recycling. plastic bottles can improve the recovery rate. "