In the United States and in Japan, most PET recycling plants are based on dry grinding processes, making it relatively easy to remove films by air separation. But in the US, rates have been declining. A recent report from the National Association of PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) shows a reduction in the PET plastic bottle recycling rate from 22.1 per cent in 2001 to 19.9 per cent in 2002. This recycling rate is exactly half that the rate achieved in 1995 (39.7 per cent), and represents the seventh consecutive year of decline. In absolute terms, PET bottle recycling declined from 834 million pounds in 2001 to 797 million pounds in 2002. "The impacts of PET wasting will only grow unless new collection systems or additional container deposit systems are adopted," warned CRI research director Jenny Gitlitz.