2019 Recycling Industry Yearbook

ISRI.ORG 41 U.S. PLASTICS SCRAP EXPORT MARKETS 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 metric tons Rest of World Thailand Hong Kong India Canada Malaysia Using recycled materials to manufacture plastic saves up to 88% of the energy of using virgin materials. Source: U.S. Census Bureau/U.S. International Trade Commission Sources: Our World in Data, EPA