India's rate of PET waste recycling highest at 90

摘要

OF THE 900,000 tons of PET made in India annually, 65 is recycled at registered facilities, 15 in the unorganised sector and 10 is reused at homes, states a year long study by scientists from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - National Chemical Laboratory (NCL).The rest ends up at landfills. The recycling rate for PET in Japan is 72.1, 48.3 in Europe and 31 in the US.