This statistic displays the most common processing types for glass used by material recovery facilities (MRFs) in the United States as of spring 2017. During the survey, some 62 percent of MRF respondents stated that they use single stream or mixed processing systems.
Distribution of processing systems for glass used by materials recovery facilities in the United States as of spring 2017
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Glass Recycling Coalition. (August 27, 2017). Distribution of processing systems for glass used by materials recovery facilities in the United States as of spring 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/744889/most-common-processing-systems-for-glass-in-the-us/
Glass Recycling Coalition. "Distribution of processing systems for glass used by materials recovery facilities in the United States as of spring 2017." Chart. August 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/744889/most-common-processing-systems-for-glass-in-the-us/
Glass Recycling Coalition. (2017). Distribution of processing systems for glass used by materials recovery facilities in the United States as of spring 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/744889/most-common-processing-systems-for-glass-in-the-us/
Glass Recycling Coalition. "Distribution of Processing Systems for Glass Used by Materials Recovery Facilities in The United States as of Spring 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/744889/most-common-processing-systems-for-glass-in-the-us/
Glass Recycling Coalition, Distribution of processing systems for glass used by materials recovery facilities in the United States as of spring 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/744889/most-common-processing-systems-for-glass-in-the-us/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Distribution of processing systems for glass used by materials recovery facilities in the United States as of spring 2017 [Graph], Glass Recycling Coalition, August 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/744889/most-common-processing-systems-for-glass-in-the-us/