The statistic shows the percentage of metals in total municipal solid waste discards in the United States between 1960 and 2014. In 2014, metals accounted for 9.4 percent of total municipal solid waste discards.
Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014
According to the source, discards include combustion with energy recovery. Does not include construction and demolition debris, industrial process waste streams, or certain other waste streams. Discards after materials and compost recovery.
Figures were compiled from several annual reports.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 30, 2016). Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014." Chart. December 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of Metals in Total U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Discards from 1960 to 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
