The United States combusted 740,000 tons of plastic bags, sacks, and wraps for energy recovery in 2018. In the same year, 440,000 tons of PET bottles and jars were combusted for energy recovery which was an increase of 30,000 tons from the previous year. Combustion with energy recovery accounted for 17 percent of
Volume of plastic packaging combusted with energy recovery in the United States from 1980 to 2018, by product* (in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Volume of plastic packaging combusted with energy recovery in the United States from 1980 to 2018, by product* (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229721/us-plastics-packaging-combusted-with-energy-recovery-by-product/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of plastic packaging combusted with energy recovery in the United States from 1980 to 2018, by product* (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229721/us-plastics-packaging-combusted-with-energy-recovery-by-product/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Volume of plastic packaging combusted with energy recovery in the United States from 1980 to 2018, by product* (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229721/us-plastics-packaging-combusted-with-energy-recovery-by-product/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of Plastic Packaging Combusted with Energy Recovery in The United States from 1980 to 2018, by Product* (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229721/us-plastics-packaging-combusted-with-energy-recovery-by-product/
Environmental Protection Agency, Volume of plastic packaging combusted with energy recovery in the United States from 1980 to 2018, by product* (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229721/us-plastics-packaging-combusted-with-energy-recovery-by-product/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Volume of plastic packaging combusted with energy recovery in the United States from 1980 to 2018, by product* (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1229721/us-plastics-packaging-combusted-with-energy-recovery-by-product/