14 Oct 2026Plastic bottle and other plastics tonnage, tourism, logistics, infrastructure and end markets
In 2024, Florida estimated 744,560 tons of plastic bottles and reported 45,334 tons recycled, a 6 percent rate. It also estimated 3,007,682 tons of other plastics and reported 85,985 tons recycled, a 3 percent rate. Combining only those two defined categories gives 3,752,242 tons generated and 131,319 tons recycled, or approximately 3.5 percent. This combined…