Approximately 94 million tons of municipal solid waste in the United States was recycled or composted in 2018. The volume of MSW recycled and composted has increased a lot over the past three decades, having totaled 33 million tons in 1990. By weight, the most recycled material in the U.S. MSW stream is paper and paperboard.
Municipal solid waste recycled and composted in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018
(in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Municipal solid waste recycled and composted in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Municipal solid waste recycled and composted in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Municipal solid waste recycled and composted in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Municipal Solid Waste Recycled and Composted in The U.S. from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal solid waste recycled and composted in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Municipal solid waste recycled and composted in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
