In 2021, the volume of copper recycled from new scrap in the United States amounted to 683 thousand metric tons, slightly down from 697 thousand tons in the previous year. Figures refer to scrap that results from the manufacturing process, including metal and alloy production. New scrap of copper excludes home scrap, which is scrap generated and recycled in the metal producing plant.
Annual volume of copper recycled from new scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021
(in 1,000 metric tons)
According to the source, figures include copper recovered from unalloyed and alloyed copper-base scrap, as refined copper or in alloy forms, as well as copper recovered from aluminum-, nickel-, and zinc-base scrap.
Figures have been rounded.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (April 27, 2023). Annual volume of copper recycled from new scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Annual volume of copper recycled from new scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Annual volume of copper recycled from new scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Annual Volume of Copper Recycled from New Scrap in The United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, Annual volume of copper recycled from new scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Annual volume of copper recycled from new scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/
