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Plastics play an important role in almost every aspect of our lives. Plastics are used to manufacture everyday products such as beverage containers, household items, and furniture. The widespread use of this valuable material demands proper management of used plastics, as they have become a larger part of the municipal solid waste (MSW) stream in recent decades.

Just the Facts

* In 2008, the United States generated about 13 million tons of plastics in the MSW stream as containers and packaging, almost 7 million tons as nondurable goods, and almost 11 million tons as durable goods.

* The total amount of plastics in MSW—about 30 million tons—represented 12.0 percent of total MSW generation in 2008.

* The amount of plastics generation in MSW has increased from less than 1 percent in 1960 to 12.0 percent in 2008.

* Plastics are a rapidly growing segment of the MSW stream. The largest category of plastics are found in containers and packaging (e.g., soft drink bottles, lids, shampoo bottles), but they also are found in durable (e.g., appliances, furniture) and nondurable goods (e.g., diapers, trash bags, cups and utensils, medical devices).

* Plastics also are found in automobiles, but recycling of these materials is counted separately from the MSW recycling rate.

http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/plastics.htm

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