Packaging Recovery
Most recent data (2015) published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicates that paper and paperboard packaging accounts for more than three-quarters of packaging materials recovered for recycling in the U.S.
| Packaging Type | Million Tons Recovered | Share of Total |
| Paper and Paperboard | 31.2 | 75.5% |
| Glass | 3.03
| 7.3% |
Steel & Aluminum
| 2.29 | 5.5% |
| Plastic | 2.15 | 5.2% |
| All Other | 2.66 | 6.4% |
| Total | 41.33
| 100% |
|
Source: "Advancing Sustainable Materials Management," 2015 Fact Sheet, EPA, November 2016
