(Blue: Plastic production and Sales/Recycling rate of plastic bottles in Japan; Red: Sales/Recycling rate of plastic bottles in U.S.; Green: Sales/Recycling rate of plastic bottles in Europe)
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On November 22, 2011, the Council for PET Bottle Recycling released the 2011 PET bottle recycling report. According to the report, Japan collected PET bottles at the rate of 72.1 percent in 2010, again higher than Europe (48.3 percent) and the US (29.1 percent).