Did you know that in 2016, the one-way PET bottle recycling rate in Germany was 98%, while in the U.S. it was 28.4%, down 2.4% from 2015?
Those appalling numbers come from the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), two entities that would know.
Source: Greener Package - Knowledge exchange for sustainable packaging.
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