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Beverage Container Recycling Summit Nov. 5-7 2004 Blue Mountain Lake, NY

The State of Wasting and Recycling Beverage Containers in America Beverage Container Recycling Summit Nov. 5-7 2004 Blue Mountain Lake, NY Jennifer Gitlitz, Research Director U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Rates 1990-2003 U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Rates 1990-2003

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Beverage Container Recycling Summit Nov. 5-7 2004 Blue Mountain Lake, NY

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  1. The State of Wasting and Recycling Beverage Containers in America Beverage Container Recycling SummitNov. 5-7 2004Blue Mountain Lake, NY Jennifer Gitlitz, Research Director

  2. U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Rates 1990-2003 © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  3. U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Rates 1990-2003 © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  4. U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Rates 1990-2003 © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  5. U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Rates 1990-2003 © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  6. Apparent Paradox: Growing Curbside Recycling, Shrinking Recycling Rate 2002: 8,875 curbside programs 139 million people served 49% of U.S. population 1990: 2,711 curbside programs 37 million people served 15% of U.S. population © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  7. Beverage Containers Sold, Recycled and Wasted in the U.S., 1990-2003 Sales: 42% increase Wasting: 87% increase Recycling: 3% decrease © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  8. Reasons for the Increase in Beverage Container Waste • Growth in beverage sales (units sold) • Growth in sales of “new age” beverages not covered by existing deposit laws (except in Maine & CA) • Increase in away-from-home consumption • Increase in contamination of recyclables collected through curbside recycling--esp. glass • Declining value of nickel deposit in bottle bill states and declining value of scrap aluminum cans in non-bottle bill states © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  9. Composition of U.S. PET Bottles Available for Recycling, 1999-2002 Note: Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) percentage plus Custom Container percentage adds up to 100%. iPET (individual) includes both CSD and Custom. Source: NAPCOR, Oct. 2004. © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  10. U.S. PET Bottled Water Sales (billions of units) © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  11. Beverage Container Recycling/Redemption Rates in Selected Deposit States and Nationally, 1990 - 2003* © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  12. Declining Value of a Nickel: 1971–2001 Chart derived from Consumer Price Index © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  13. Keeping pace with inflation: Hypothetical deposit value based on a 1971 nickel © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

  14. U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Rates 1990-2003 © Container Recycling Institute, 2004

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