This statistic shows the annual amount of various durable goods generated in the municipal solid waste stream in 2018. In the United States, 2.46 million metric tons of glass were generated from the total amount of waste.
Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 (in million metric tons)*
* According to the source, figures do not include construction and demolition debris, industrial process waste streams, or certain other waste streams. Generation before materials recovery or combustion. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 11, 2020). Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 (in million metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 (in million metric tons)*." Chart. November 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 (in million metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Durable Goods Generation in U.S. Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) in 2018 (in Million Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/
Environmental Protection Agency, Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 (in million metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 (in million metric tons)* [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, November 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/
