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Only About 5 Percent of Plastic Waste Gets Recycled in US, New Report Says

Only About 5 Percent of Plastic Waste Gets Recycled in US, New Report Says
Plastic trash is used to make a sign in Anacostia Park in Wash., on March 21, 2019. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
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5/6/2022|Updated: 5/6/2022
By Frank Kummer From The Philadelphia Inquirer

PHILADELPHIA—Only 5 percent to 6 percent of the 46 million tons of plastic waste generated annually in the U.S. gets recycled, a big dip from the last estimate of nearly 9 percent just a few years ago, according to a new study by two environmental groups focused on creating awareness around plastic pollution.

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