This statistic represents the waste capacity of waste-to-energy facilities in the U.S. leading states in 2018. During this year, there were eight waste-to-energy plants in Minnesota which had a capacity of 4,572 tons of waste per day. The majority of facilities use a mass burn technology to combust municipal solid waste without pre-processing.
Leading U.S. states based on waste capacity of WTE facilities in 2018
(in tons per day)
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Energy Recovery Council . (November 20, 2018). Leading U.S. states based on waste capacity of WTE facilities in 2018 (in tons per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/499776/waste-to-energy-waste-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/
Energy Recovery Council . "Leading U.S. states based on waste capacity of WTE facilities in 2018 (in tons per day)." Chart. November 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499776/waste-to-energy-waste-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/
Energy Recovery Council . (2018). Leading U.S. states based on waste capacity of WTE facilities in 2018 (in tons per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499776/waste-to-energy-waste-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/
Energy Recovery Council . "Leading U.S. States Based on Waste Capacity of Wte Facilities in 2018 (in Tons per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499776/waste-to-energy-waste-capacity-in-the-us-by-major-state/
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