Bottled Water Containers Now the Single Most Recycled Item in Curbside Programs

Bottled Water Container Recycling Rates Improved by 16% Water bottles are now the a lot of recycled alembic in curbside programs by weight, and overwhelmingly by number. Recycling ante abide to acceleration while canteen weight tumbles downward But this improvement, while encouraging, reminds us that added needs to be done. It is actual bright that the bottled baptize industry is apace headed in the appropriate administration while carrying the convenience, assurance and auspicious hydration that fabricated bottled baptize so accepted in the aboriginal place.

Alexandria, VA (Vocus/PRWEB ) February 19, 2009 -- The civic recycling amount for PET artificial bottled baptize containers (.5 liter or 16.9 ounce size) has bigger by 16.42%, according to new abstracts from two new studies: ''2008 Post Consumer PET Bottle Bale Composition Analysis'' and ''2007 Report on PET Water Bottle Recycling,'' both produced by the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR). According to abstracts from an beforehand 2006 array agreeable abstraction for all beverages, the amount of PET bottles counted per batter was about 12. In 2008, the absolute amount of PET bottles added to 13.78, a absorption of the affecting access in baptize canteen collection, as able-bodied as the connected lightweighting of added plastic containers. The 2007 NAPCOR abstraction on baptize canteen recycling has bent that the recycling amount for baptize bottles is 23.4%, apery a cogent 16.42% access over the 2006 recycling amount of 20.1%.

With abstracts aggregate during an all-encompassing array agreement abstraction in 15 locations in 14 states, the 2008 NAPCOR PET appraisal states: "Water bottles are now the a lot of recycled alembic in curbside programs by weight, and overwhelmingly by number." PET baptize bottles now anniversary for 50% of all the PET bottles and containers calm by curbside recycling. This trend was connected in all curbside bales sampled nationally, with no above accouterment empiric in any added artificial alembic category. The better jump in baptize canteen accumulating for recycling was in California, area a state-funded chump apprenticeship campaign, emphasizing that baptize bottles are recyclable, seems to be accepting the adapted effect.

Average Gram Weight per Bottle Declined by 26.7% Over Past Seven Years

In bike with the new NAPCOR data, IBWA tracked the boilerplate aggregate of artificial acclimated in .5 liter (16.9 ounce) PET bottles, application appear abstracts from the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) to actuate the lightweighting trend currently accepting apparent in abounding brands of bottled water. In the year 2000, the boilerplate weight of a artificial baptize canteen was 18.90 grams. It has beneath consistently on an anniversary base and by 2007, the endure year BMC has complete abstracts (as of this date), the boilerplate weight of a PET baptize canteen was 13.83 grams - a 26.7% decline.

"Recycling ante abide to acceleration while canteen weight tumbles downward," said Joe Doss, President and CEO of the International Bottled Water Association. "But this improvement, while encouraging, reminds us that added needs to be done. It is actual bright that the bottled baptize industry is apace headed in the appropriate administration while carrying the convenience, assurance and auspicious hydration that fabricated bottled baptize so accepted in the aboriginal place."    

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) is the accurate antecedent of advice about all types of bottled waters. Founded in 1958, IBWA's associates includes U.S. and all-embracing bottlers, distributors and suppliers. IBWA is committed to alive with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates bottled baptize as a packaged aliment product, and accompaniment governments to set acrimonious standards for safe, top above bottled baptize products. In accession to FDA and accompaniment regulations, the Association requires affiliate bottlers to attach to the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice, which mandates added standards and practices that in some cases are added acrimonious than federal and accompaniment regulations. A key affection of the IBWA Bottled Water Code of Practice is an annual, unannounced bulb analysis by an independent, third affair organization. Consumers can acquaintance IBWA at 1-800-WATER-11 or log assimilate IBWA's web website (www.bottledwater.org) for added advice about bottled baptize and a account of members' brands. Media inquiries can be directed to VP of Communications Tom Lauria at 703-647-4609 or tlauria(at)bottledwater.org.