This statistic shows the amount of various nondurable goods generated in solid municipal waste in 2014. In the U.S., 44.4 million tons of paper and paperboard were generated from the total amount of waste.
Amount of nondurable goods generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2014
(in million tons)
Characteristic
Generation in million tons
Paper and paperboard
44.4
Plastics
3.17
Textiles
2.62
Rubber and leather
1.44
Other materials
1.29
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Generation in million tons44.444.43.173.172.622.621.441.441.291.29Paper and paperboardPlasticsTextilesRubber and leatherOther materials
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 1, 2016). Amount of nondurable goods generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2014 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186320/us-municipal-solid-waste-nondurable-goods-generated-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of nondurable goods generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2014 (in million tons)." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186320/us-municipal-solid-waste-nondurable-goods-generated-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Amount of nondurable goods generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2014 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186320/us-municipal-solid-waste-nondurable-goods-generated-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of Nondurable Goods Generated in U.S. Municipal Solid Waste in 2014 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186320/us-municipal-solid-waste-nondurable-goods-generated-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency, Amount of nondurable goods generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2014 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186320/us-municipal-solid-waste-nondurable-goods-generated-in-2009/ (last visited January 12, 2025)
Amount of nondurable goods generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2014 (in million tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186320/us-municipal-solid-waste-nondurable-goods-generated-in-2009/
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