On average, 1.16 pounds of municipal solid waste was recycled per person in the United States in 2018. This was a slight increase from the previous year. Overall, the volume of per capita recycled MSW in the U.S. has increased considerably over the past six decades, but progress has stalled in recent years.
Daily municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018
(in pounds)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Daily municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Daily municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Daily municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Daily Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Recycled per Capita in The United States from 1960 to 2018 (in Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Daily municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Daily municipal solid waste (MSW) recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/