Iron and steel recycling from scrap in the United States 2005-2021

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Bruna Alves,
May 23, 2024
Since 2005, the volume of iron and steel recycled from both old and new scrap in the United States has been on a mostly downward trend. In 2021, around 46.7 million metric tons of iron and steel were recycled from scrap in the North American country.

Iron and steel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in million metric tons)

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Release date

April 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2005 to 2021

Supplementary notes

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication. Figures were restated according to the latest edition of the report.
Figures have been rounded.

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