The recycling rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States stood at 32.1 percent in 2018. Recycling rates in the North American country have increased considerably since the 1990s. However, recycling in the U.S. has slowed down in recent years, experiencing little change since 2005.
Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rate in the United States from 1960 to 2018
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 3, 2022). Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rate in the United States from 1960 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193928/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-recycled-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rate in the United States from 1960 to 2018." Chart. December 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193928/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-recycled-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rate in the United States from 1960 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193928/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-recycled-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Recycling Rate in The United States from 1960 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193928/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-recycled-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rate in the United States from 1960 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193928/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-recycled-since-1960/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rate in the United States from 1960 to 2018 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193928/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-recycled-since-1960/