In 2022, roughly 411 trillion British thermal units of energy derived from waste were consumed in the U.S. A projection of the global waste to energy market can be found here.
Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2022
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According to the source, waste is defined as municipal solid waste from biogenic sources, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, and other biomass.
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EIA. (June 27, 2023). Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units)." Chart. June 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. (2023). Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA. "Waste Energy Consumption in The United States from 2006 to 2022 (in Trillion British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/
EIA, Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Waste energy consumption in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (in trillion British thermal units) [Graph], EIA, June 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197217/renewable-energy-consumption-from-waste-in-the-us-since-2006/