Paper accounts for the largest share of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in the United States. In 2018, over 23 percent of the total municipal solid waste produced in the North American country was paper, while plastic waste accounted for an additional 12 percent.
Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material
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Generation
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Landfill
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Recycling
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 3, 2022). Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material." Chart. December 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Stream Generated in The United States in 2018, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency, Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/