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
(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 December 21, 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 December 21, 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: December 21, 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 December 21, 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/
