Scrap metals recycled value in the U.S. 2021, by type
In 2021, iron and steel scrap recycled in the U.S. were valued at some 19.5 billion U.S. dollars. Recycled aluminum scrap amounted to some 10 billion dollars that same year.
Value of selected metals recycled from scrap in the United States in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
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US Geological Survey. (April 27, 2023). Value of selected metals recycled from scrap in the United States in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251349/value-of-selected-metals-recycled-from-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey. "Value of selected metals recycled from scrap in the United States in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251349/value-of-selected-metals-recycled-from-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Value of selected metals recycled from scrap in the United States in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251349/value-of-selected-metals-recycled-from-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey. "Value of Selected Metals Recycled from Scrap in The United States in 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251349/value-of-selected-metals-recycled-from-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey, Value of selected metals recycled from scrap in the United States in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251349/value-of-selected-metals-recycled-from-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Value of selected metals recycled from scrap in the United States in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Geological Survey, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251349/value-of-selected-metals-recycled-from-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/