The United States recycled 69.1 million tons of municipal solid waste in 2018. Of this total, plastics accounted for 4.4 percent. The material that represented the largest share of recycling was paper and paperboard, at 66.6 percent.
Distribution of municipal solid waste recycled in the U.S. in 2018, by material
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Distribution of municipal solid waste recycled in the U.S. in 2018, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228411/municipal-solid-waste-recycling-breakdown-by-material-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of municipal solid waste recycled in the U.S. in 2018, by material ." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228411/municipal-solid-waste-recycling-breakdown-by-material-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Distribution of municipal solid waste recycled in the U.S. in 2018, by material . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228411/municipal-solid-waste-recycling-breakdown-by-material-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of Municipal Solid Waste Recycled in The U.S. in 2018, by Material ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228411/municipal-solid-waste-recycling-breakdown-by-material-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Distribution of municipal solid waste recycled in the U.S. in 2018, by material Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228411/municipal-solid-waste-recycling-breakdown-by-material-us/ (last visited July 06, 2022)