Paper and paperboard accounts for the majority of annual curbside recyclable material generation per single-family household in the U.S. As of 2019, mixed paper accounted for an estimated 39.4 percent of annual household generation. while cardboard represented roughly 14 percent. Plastics accounted for an estimated 20 percent of generation, with PET bottles the most commonly found items.
Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type
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Recycling Partnership. (February 13, 2020). Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/
Recycling Partnership. "Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type." Chart. February 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/
Recycling Partnership. (2020). Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/
Recycling Partnership. "Distribution of Curbside Recyclable Material Generation per Single Family Household in The United States as of 2019, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/
Recycling Partnership, Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Distribution of curbside recyclable material generation per single family household in the United States as of 2019, by type [Graph], Recycling Partnership, February 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1256420/us-recyclable-material-generation-households/