LOS ANGELES, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The plastic recycling rate in the United States fell to between 5 percent and 6 percent in 2021, according to a new study.
The report, released by environmental groups The Last Beach Cleanup and Beyond Plastics on Wednesday, said the "paltry" recycling rate dropped from 8.7 percent in 2018, citing the most recent data published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in November 2020 for the year.
