The United States recycled 69.1 million tons of municipal solid waste in 2018. Of this total, plastics accounted for some 4.5 percent. The material that represented the largest share of recycling was paper and paperboard, at over 66 percent.
Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States in 2018, by material
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 3, 2022). Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled in the United States in 2018, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228411/municipal-solid-waste-recycling-breakdown-by-material-us/
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