In 2022, around 28.6 billion pounds of production-related TRI-listed chemical waste were managed in the United States, of which a total of 3.3 billion pounds were disposed of or otherwise released. The metal mining industry accounted for 44 percent of this total. This was followed by the chemical manufacturing industry. Chemicals covered by the U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program include those that impact both human health and the environment.
Distribution of production-related TRI chemical waste disposal in the United States in 2022, by industry sector
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Environmental Protection Agency. (March 22, 2024). Distribution of production-related TRI chemical waste disposal in the United States in 2022, by industry sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506381/share-industrial-waste-disposed-in-the-us-by-sector/
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