As of 2019, only one percent of the municipal recycling facilities (MRFs) in the United States accepted plastic plates, cutlery, straws and stirrers, while roughly 0.5 percent of the population had access to municipal collection of these items.
Shares of plastic waste accepted and disposed in the United States as of 2019, by product
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Statistics on Plastic waste in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global plastic production 1950-2021
- Premium Statistic Global plastic use shares 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Mismanaged plastic waste shares worldwide 2019, by region
- Premium Statistic Plastics consumption in the United States 1980-2019
- Basic Statistic Breakdown of municipal waste materials generated in the U.S. 2018, by type
Trade
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- Premium Statistic Scrap plastic exports from the U.S. 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of scrap plastic waste exported by the U.S. 2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic U.S. plastic waste exports 2020-2021, by destination
- Premium Statistic Quarterly plastic waste exports from the United States 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic Quarterly plastic waste imports in the United States 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S plastic scrap exports in H1 2022, by destination
Generation
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- Basic Statistic Volume of U.S. plastic municipal solid waste generated 1960-2018
- Basic Statistic Volume of plastic MSW generated in the U.S. 2018, by type
- Premium Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste: plastics generation by category 2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic containers and packaging MSW generated in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging MSW generation in the U.S. 1960-2018, by product
Waste management
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- Premium Statistic Share of plastic waste management in the U.S. 2018-2021, by method and scenario
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste managed in the U.S. 2018-2021, by method and scenario
- Premium Statistic Plastic containers and packaging MSW landfilled in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic bottle recycling rates in the U.S. 2019-2020, by material type
- Premium Statistic Share of recycled-non bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. 2020, by source
- Premium Statistic Household plastic waste recycling habits in the United States 2020-2022
Pollution
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- Premium Statistic Coastal mismanaged plastic waste generation worldwide 2016, by select country
- Premium Statistic Waste items found along beaches in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Waste items found along beaches in the U.S. 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Concerns about negative impacts of plastic waste in the U.S. 2020-2022, by issue
- Premium Statistic Plastics and plastic waste opinions in the U.S. 2020-2022, by statement
Outlook
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- Premium Statistic Global plastic waste generation projections 2019-2060, by disposal method
- Premium Statistic Projected plastics use in the United States 2019-2060
- Premium Statistic Projected plastic waste generation in the United States 2019-2060
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste generation per capita in the U.S. 2019-2060
Further related statistics
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- Global share of plastic waste by type 2015
- Plastic waste volume in selected European countries 2016, by treatment
- Canada's postconsumer plastics collected by material 2017
- Concern with using plastic and non-recyclable products in Germany 2019
- Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Germany 2019
- Plastic film collected by kerbside schemes in the UK 2019, by country
- Concern with using plastic and non-recyclable products in Turkey 2019
- Concern with using plastic and non-recyclable products in France 2019
- Recycled household plastic packaging per capita in Spain in 2017, by region
- Volume of plastics recycled in Australia FY 2010-2019
- U.S. rate of curbside recovery by program type 2015
- Volume of plastic waste exported by the United States 2018, by country
- Volume of plastic waste imported from the U.S. into Malaysia 2010-2017
- Trade value of plastic waste from the U.S. into Malaysia 2010-2017
- Plastic collected by curbside schemes in the UK by country and type 2017/2018
- Trade value of plastic waste imported from the U.S. into Singapore 2010-2017
- U.S. cities' curbside recycling by container type 2015
- Breakdown of UK plastic waste export destinations 2021, by country
- Volume of plastics recycled in Australia FY 2019, by destination
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- Global share of plastic waste by type 2015
- Plastic waste volume in selected European countries 2016, by treatment
- Canada's postconsumer plastics collected by material 2017
- Concern with using plastic and non-recyclable products in Germany 2019
- Effective policies to reduce non-recyclable product waste in Germany 2019
- Plastic film collected by kerbside schemes in the UK 2019, by country
- Concern with using plastic and non-recyclable products in Turkey 2019
- Concern with using plastic and non-recyclable products in France 2019
- Recycled household plastic packaging per capita in Spain in 2017, by region
- Volume of plastics recycled in Australia FY 2010-2019
- U.S. rate of curbside recovery by program type 2015
- Volume of plastic waste exported by the United States 2018, by country
- Volume of plastic waste imported from the U.S. into Malaysia 2010-2017
- Trade value of plastic waste from the U.S. into Malaysia 2010-2017
- Plastic collected by curbside schemes in the UK by country and type 2017/2018
- Trade value of plastic waste imported from the U.S. into Singapore 2010-2017
- U.S. cities' curbside recycling by container type 2015
- Breakdown of UK plastic waste export destinations 2021, by country
- Volume of plastics recycled in Australia FY 2019, by destination
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Greenpeace. "Shares of plastic waste accepted and disposed in the United States as of 2019, by product." Chart. February 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/
Greenpeace. (2020). Shares of plastic waste accepted and disposed in the United States as of 2019, by product. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/
Greenpeace. "Shares of Plastic Waste Accepted and Disposed in The United States as of 2019, by Product." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/
Greenpeace, Shares of plastic waste accepted and disposed in the United States as of 2019, by product Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Shares of plastic waste accepted and disposed in the United States as of 2019, by product [Graph], Greenpeace, February 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134484/plastic-waste-share-plastic-waste-mrfs-population-us/