This statistic represents the U.S. states with the largest quantity of hazardous waste generation in 2011. New Mexico generated approximately one million tons of hazardous waste, and was ranked sixth.
U.S. hazardous waste generation in leading states in 2011, by state (in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 23, 2012). U.S. hazardous waste generation in leading states in 2011, by state (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185780/leading-states-in-us-hazardous-waste-quantity/
Environmental Protection Agency. "U.S. hazardous waste generation in leading states in 2011, by state (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. November 23, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185780/leading-states-in-us-hazardous-waste-quantity/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2012). U.S. hazardous waste generation in leading states in 2011, by state (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185780/leading-states-in-us-hazardous-waste-quantity/
Environmental Protection Agency. "U.S. Hazardous Waste Generation in Leading States in 2011, by State (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185780/leading-states-in-us-hazardous-waste-quantity/
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. hazardous waste generation in leading states in 2011, by state (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185780/leading-states-in-us-hazardous-waste-quantity/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
U.S. hazardous waste generation in leading states in 2011, by state (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, November 23, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185780/leading-states-in-us-hazardous-waste-quantity/