Breakdown of MSW recycled in the U.S. 2018, by material

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
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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January 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2018

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Based on 69.1 million tons of recycled MSW

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