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| 3.5 million: | Estimated tons of PET produced annually in the United States. | |
| 1973: | Year that first PET bottle was patented. | |
| 27%: | U.S. recycling rate for PET, reported in 2008. | |
| 12,000: | BTUs of energy saved by recycling 1 pound of PET bottles. (Source: EPA) | |
| 48 grams: | Average weight of a 2-liter PET soda bottle. | |
| 4.5 pounds: | Typical weight of soda contained in a 2-liter PET bottle. | |
| Less than 2%: | U.S. municipal solid waste attributed to PET containers. (Source: EPA) | |
| 0.5%: | Amount of world oil production that goes into making PET. | |
| 42: | Pounds of PET containers used in 2005 by the average American household. (Source: NAPCOR) | |
| 500: | Melting point of PET in degrees Fahrenheit. | |
| 1: | Recycling code for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | |
| 4,050: | Number of recycled 20-oz bottles needed to save a cubic yard of landfill. (Source: NAPCOR.) | |
| 99%: | North American PET resin producers belonging to PETRA | |
| 1.451 billion: | Pounds of used PET containers collected in the U.S. in 2008 for recycling. (Source: APR) |