This statistic represents the U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 through 2014. In 2014, some 33.1 million tons of municipal solid waste were recovered for this purpose.
U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014
(in million tons)
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U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 1, 2016). U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186267/us-municipal-solid-waste-combustion-with-energy-recovery-since-1970/
Environmental Protection Agency. "U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014 (in million tons)." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186267/us-municipal-solid-waste-combustion-with-energy-recovery-since-1970/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186267/us-municipal-solid-waste-combustion-with-energy-recovery-since-1970/
Environmental Protection Agency. "U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Combustion with Energy Recovery from 1970 to 2014 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186267/us-municipal-solid-waste-combustion-with-energy-recovery-since-1970/
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