U.S. Plastic Recycling Rate Drops to Close to 5% - Report
Valerie Volcovici | May 4, 2022 | Reuters
WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The rate of plastic waste recycling in the United States fell to between 5%-6% in 2021 as some countries stopped accepting U.S. waste exports and as plastic waste generation surged to new highs, according to a report released on Wednesday.
The report by environmental groups Last Beach Clean Up and Beyond Plastics shows the recycling rate has dropped from 8.7% in 2018, the last time the Environmental Protection Agency published recycling figures.