The total volume of plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) landfilled in the United States amounted to 10.1 million short tons in 2018. Plastic containers and packaging include items such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film products. Landfilling is the most common disposal method of plastic waste in the United States, with nearly 27 million short tons landfilled in 2018.
Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste landfilled in the United States from 1960 to 2018
(in 1,000 short tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 3, 2022). Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste landfilled in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228200/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-landfill/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste landfilled in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 short tons)." Chart. December 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228200/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-landfill/
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Environmental Protection Agency. "Plastic Containers and Packaging Municipal Solid Waste Landfilled in The United States from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228200/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-landfill/
Environmental Protection Agency, Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste landfilled in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228200/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-landfill/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste landfilled in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 short tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228200/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-landfill/
