As of 2022, about nine percent of the material recycling facilities (MRFs) in the United States accepted plastic cups, while roughly five percent of the population had access to municipal collection of these items.
Share of plastic waste accepted by material recycling facilities (MRF) and access to municipal collection in the United States in 2022, by product
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Statistics on
About the industry
10
- Premium Statistic U.S. import volume of waste plastics 2006-2015
- Premium Statistic Plastic bottle recycling rates in the U.S. 2019-2020, by material type
- Premium Statistic Key data on global plastics recycling businesses by select country 2017
- Premium Statistic U.S. post-industrial recycling companies based on volume 2015
- Premium Statistic Global market for recycled plastic and waste to oil 2014-2024
- Premium Statistic Share of municipal solid waste sent for recycling in Italy 2009-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging municipal waste recycling rate in the U.S. 1980-2018, by product
- Premium Statistic U.S. domestic recycled HDPE bottle end use market share 2018
- Premium Statistic Canada's postconsumer plastics collected by material 2017
- Premium Statistic Canada's postconsumer plastics recycled by material 2017
About the region
10
- Premium Statistic Share of scrap plastic waste exported by the U.S. 2022, by destination
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste exports from the U.S. 2023, by destination
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of plastic containers and packaging treatment in the U.S. 2018, by method
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging municipal waste recycled in the U.S. 1980-2018, by product
- Premium Statistic U.S. waste industry recycling service offerings 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. plastic bag bans and recycling policies 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. recycling of postconsumer bottles 2010-2017
- Premium Statistic Weight of U.S. plastic waste exports by country 2017-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. post-consumer recycling companies based on volume 2015
- Premium Statistic Casella Waste's operating revenue 2015-2023
Selected statistics
1
Other regions
10
- Premium Statistic Canada's plastic waste flow by disposal method 2016
- Premium Statistic Share of plastics in global municipal solid waste by region 2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic share of solid waste in the GCC by country 2016
- Premium Statistic Single-use plastic beach litter in the Baltic Sea in the EU-28 2017
- Premium Statistic Municipal solid waste sent for recycling in Italy 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Production of glass fiber reinforced plastics (GRP) in Europe 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic North American market value of bioplastics 2017 & 2018
- Premium Statistic Domestic consumption volume of rubber raw materials in Turkey 2013-2017
- Premium Statistic Global PET bottle waste destination by select country 2018
- Premium Statistic Nigeria's plastic production 2007-2020
Related statistics
9
- Premium Statistic Global plastic packaging and PET bottles recycling rate 2013
- Premium Statistic Global losses of macro- and microplastics to the environment by region 2018
- Premium Statistic Global generation of plastic MSW by region 2018
- Premium Statistic Global share of plastic waste by disposal method 1980-2015
- Premium Statistic Plastic materials flow worldwide 1950-2017
- Premium Statistic PET plastic bottle recycling rates in select countries 2018
- Premium Statistic Destination of Canada's postconsumer plastics recycled 2017
- Premium Statistic Volume of global plastic waste import by select country 2016-2018
- Premium Statistic Global flow of plastic polymer material 2016
Further related statistics
10
- Value of chemical exports: North America 2005-2018
- Global revenue of the chemical industry 2017-2022, by region
- Forecast in global carbon composite revenues for aerospace and defense 2013-2022
- Forecast in global carbon composite revenue for automotive market 2013-2022
- Revenues of carbon composites in sport and leisure market worldwide 2013
- Household food and drink waste cost distribution in the UK 2012, by food group
- Eastman Chemical's: total assets 2010-2020
- U.S. municipal solid waste generation: percentage of paper 1960-2014
- Percentage of metals in U.S. municipal solid waste generation 1960-2014
- Largest shippers of hazardous waste in the U.S.
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Value of chemical exports: North America 2005-2018
- Global revenue of the chemical industry 2017-2022, by region
- Forecast in global carbon composite revenues for aerospace and defense 2013-2022
- Forecast in global carbon composite revenue for automotive market 2013-2022
- Revenues of carbon composites in sport and leisure market worldwide 2013
- Household food and drink waste cost distribution in the UK 2012, by food group
- Eastman Chemical's: total assets 2010-2020
- U.S. municipal solid waste generation: percentage of paper 1960-2014
- Percentage of metals in U.S. municipal solid waste generation 1960-2014
- Largest shippers of hazardous waste in the U.S.
Greenpeace. (October 22, 2022). Share of plastic waste accepted by material recycling facilities (MRF) and access to municipal collection in the United States in 2022, by product [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/
Greenpeace. "Share of plastic waste accepted by material recycling facilities (MRF) and access to municipal collection in the United States in 2022, by product." Chart. October 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/
Greenpeace. (2022). Share of plastic waste accepted by material recycling facilities (MRF) and access to municipal collection in the United States in 2022, by product. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/
Greenpeace. "Share of Plastic Waste Accepted by Material Recycling Facilities (Mrf) and Access to Municipal Collection in The United States in 2022, by Product." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/
Greenpeace, Share of plastic waste accepted by material recycling facilities (MRF) and access to municipal collection in the United States in 2022, by product Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Share of plastic waste accepted by material recycling facilities (MRF) and access to municipal collection in the United States in 2022, by product [Graph], Greenpeace, October 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/