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| 3.1 million: | Tons of PET produced annually in North America. (Source: GBI Research) | |
| 1973: | Year that first PET bottle was patented. | |
| 29%: | U.S. recycling rate for PET, reported in 2010. |
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| 26,000: | BTUs of energy saved by recycling 1 pound of PET bottles. (Source: EPA) |
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| 12.7: | Average gram weight in 2008 of a 0.5 liter PET water bottle. (Source: IBWA) | |
| 1%: | U.S. municipal solid waste attributed to PET bottles and jars. (Source: EPA) | |
| 0.5%: | World oil production that goes into making PET. (Source: PlasticsEurope) | |
| 45: | Pounds of PET containers used each year per U.S. household. | |
| 500: | Melting point of PET in degrees Fahrenheit. | |
| 1: | Resin identification code for polyethylene terephthalate (PET). | |
| 41: | Number of recycled 2-liter PET bottles to make one square yard of carpet. | |
| 99%: | North American PET resin producers belonging to PETRA | |
| 1.4 billion: | Pounds of used PET containers collected in the U.S. in 2009 for recycling. |