This statistic shows the quantity of selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019. In that year, approximately 74.5 million metric tons of magnesium was recycled from new scrap.
Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal
(in 1,000 metric tons)
New scrap refers to scrap that results from the manufacturing process, including metal and alloy production. New scrap of aluminum, copper, lead and tin excludes home scrap, which is scrap generated and recycled in the metal producing plant.
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US Geological Survey. (June 17, 2021). Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey. "Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey. (2021). Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey. "Selected Metals Recycled from New Scrap in The United States in 2019, by Metal (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey, Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, June 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
