The statistic shows the total weight of materials discarded in the municipal waste stream in the United States between 1960 and 2014. Approximately 136 million tons of municipal solid waste materials were discarded in 2014.
Total weight of materials discarded in the U.S. municipal waste stream between 1960 and 2014 (in million tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 30, 2016). Total weight of materials discarded in the U.S. municipal waste stream between 1960 and 2014 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185763/weight-of-materials-discarded-from-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Total weight of materials discarded in the U.S. municipal waste stream between 1960 and 2014 (in million tons)." Chart. December 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185763/weight-of-materials-discarded-from-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Total weight of materials discarded in the U.S. municipal waste stream between 1960 and 2014 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185763/weight-of-materials-discarded-from-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Total Weight of Materials Discarded in The U.S. Municipal Waste Stream between 1960 and 2014 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185763/weight-of-materials-discarded-from-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Total weight of materials discarded in the U.S. municipal waste stream between 1960 and 2014 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185763/weight-of-materials-discarded-from-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/ (last visited July 07, 2022)