To have a broad understanding of the market size and key players in the household plastics recycling industry in the United States. An ideal response would include the names of the top producers of US consumer plastics [such as water and soft drink bottles, shampoo bottles, cleaner bottles for major CPG companies], the total estimated volume/weight of used plastics collected for recycling across the United States as a whole and by state or major metropolitan area if available from consumers and from businesses/industry. Additionally, to understand what happens to these plastics that were collected to be recycled, the percentage (by weight) that is recycled into new plastic products, the percentage (by weight) that ends up in US landfills, the percentage (by weight) that is incinerated in the US, the percentage (by weight) that is exported for recycling offshore, and the impact on greenhouse gas emissions (mainly CO2) of plastics not getting recycled, or being incinerated. Finally, to have a collection of 10-20 recent media articles pointing to the problems with plastics not getting recycled, and the impact on the environment.