This statistic displays the volume of paper and paperboard that has been disposed into from landfills in the United States between 1993 and 2019. In 2019, the amount of paper and paperboard going to landfills stood at 21.5 million metric tons.
Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019
(in million metric tons)
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AF&PA (Paper Recycles). (May 18, 2020). Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
AF&PA (Paper Recycles). "Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
AF&PA (Paper Recycles). (2020). Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
AF&PA (Paper Recycles). "Volume of Paper and Paperboard Landfilled in The United States from 1993 to 2019 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
AF&PA (Paper Recycles), Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph], AF&PA (Paper Recycles), May 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
