Answered By: Bobray Bordelon
Last Updated: Aug 02, 2023     Views: 14

For statistics on recycling, start with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.   See The 50 States of Recycling: A State-by-State Assessment of Containers and Packaging Recycling Rates and its related presentation.  

For bottle bill legislation, see the Wikipedia article on Container Deposit legislation.

For the European Union, see the European Environment Agency.  For OECD countries, see Environment at a Glance.

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