International Bottled Water Association Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:18:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 2011 Plastic Water Bottle Recycling Rate Jumps 20% https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2011-plastic-water-bottle-recycling-rate-jumps-20-20130222/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2011-plastic-water-bottle-recycling-rate-jumps-20-20130222/#respond Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:18:08 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=33852 According to the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), the Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottle recycling rate increased over the past year. The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) reported that 38.6% of plastic water bottles were recycled in the US in 2011, making a 20% leap from the 2010 rate of 32.25%. The 2011 […]

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