Reclaimers throughout North America, including U.S. reclaimers, acquired a total of 4,700.1 million pounds, or 93.7 percent of the plastic recovered for recycling in the U.S., up 2.7 million pounds. 13 U.S. reclaimers acquired the majority at 4,307.8 million pounds or 85.9 percent, up 21.4 million pounds. The remaining 317.1 million pounds, or 6.3 percent of plastic recovered for recycling in the U.S., were exported overseas with a decline of 73.9 million pounds.