The recycling rate of lead-acid batteries in the U.S. municipal waste stream stood at about 99 percent in 2018. By contrast, only some 27 percent of the PET bottles and jars generated in the North American country were recycled that year.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Recycling and composting rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States in 2018, by product [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Recycling and composting rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States in 2018, by product." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Recycling and composting rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States in 2018, by product. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Recycling and Composting Rate of Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) in The United States in 2018, by Product." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Recycling and composting rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States in 2018, by product Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Recycling and composting rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States in 2018, by product [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/