Approximately 34 million tons of cardboard – or what the industry calls corrugated – were recycled in the United States in 2022. This represented an increase of roughly 11.7 million tons in comparison to 2001 levels. In 2022, the recycling rate of cardboard in the U.S. stood at 93.6 percent.
Carboard recycled in the United States from 2001 to 2022
(in million tons)
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AF&PA. (August 8, 2023). Carboard recycled in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314223/recycling-quantity-old-corrugated-containers-in-the-united-states/
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AF&PA. (2023). Carboard recycled in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314223/recycling-quantity-old-corrugated-containers-in-the-united-states/
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Carboard recycled in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in million tons) [Graph], AF&PA, August 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314223/recycling-quantity-old-corrugated-containers-in-the-united-states/