More than 42 million tons of U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) were composted in 2018, the majority of which was from yard trimmings. The volume of composted MSW in the U.S. has increased considerably in the past three decades.
Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018
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Waste composted in million tons
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 3, 2022). Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons)." Chart. December 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Composted in The United States from 1990 to 2018 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/
Environmental Protection Agency, Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/