Japan PET recycling growth

The Japan PET Bottle Federation expects that consumption of PET resin will increase by 6.8% this year to 473,000 tons. Among them, 433,000 tons of (recovery saucer, wine, and beverage bottles) are forcibly recycled. The demand for PET for beverage packaging this year is expected to increase by 8.1% to 411,000 tons. Of these, 40% are recycled. This recovery rate is nearly 20% higher than that in the United States or Europe. Japan's recycling of PET is not only conducive to environmental protection, but also conducive to the rational use of limited resources and improve the economic efficiency of enterprises.

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