The statistic shows the percentage of metal in the total municipal solid waste generation in the United States between 1960 and 2014. Metals accounted for nine percent of total municipal solid waste generation in 2014.
Percentage of metals in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 and 2014
According to the source, figures do not include construction and demolition debris, industrial process wastes, or certain other wastes. Generation before materials recovery or combustion.
Figures were compiled from several annual reports.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 30, 2016). Percentage of metals in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 and 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185890/percentage-of-metals-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-generation-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of metals in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 and 2014." Chart. December 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185890/percentage-of-metals-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-generation-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Percentage of metals in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 and 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185890/percentage-of-metals-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-generation-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of Metals in Municipal Solid Waste Generation in The U.S. from 1960 and 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185890/percentage-of-metals-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-generation-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Percentage of metals in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 and 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185890/percentage-of-metals-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-generation-since-1960/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Percentage of metals in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 and 2014 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185890/percentage-of-metals-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-generation-since-1960/
