Pandemic affects the amount of plastics recovered for recycling
The COVID-19 pandemic combined with low virgin resin pricing and a vastly reduced overseas export market affected plastic recycling in North America in 2020, according to a report sponsored by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), the Foundation for Plastic Recycling, The Recycling Partnership and the U.S. Plastics Pact.
The "2020 U.S. Post-consumer Plastic Recycling Data Report" was compiled by Stina Inc., Sonoma, California, based on surveys conducted by the company and the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), Charlotte, North Carolina. The report looks at the primary postconsumer plastic categories recovered for recycling, including bottles, nonbottle rigids, film and other plastics.
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