Paper and paperboard accounts for the majority of annual curbside recyclable material generation per single-family household in the U.S. As of 2019, mixed paper accounted for an estimated 39.4 percent of annual household generation. while cardboard represented roughly 14 percent. Plastics accounted for an estimated 20 percent of generation, with PET bottles the most commonly found items.
Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type
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Single-family household is a common parameter of service delivery in municipal recycling programs and is generally defined as occupied housing with between 1 and 4 dwelling units.
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Recycling Partnership. (February 13, 2020). Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/
Recycling Partnership. "Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type." Chart. February 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/
Recycling Partnership. (2020). Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/
Recycling Partnership. "Distribution of Curbside Recyclable Material Generation per Single Family Household in The United States as of 2019, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/
Recycling Partnership, Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/ (last visited September 16, 2024)
Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type [Graph], Recycling Partnership, February 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/
