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Materials recovery from U.S. municipal solid waste 1960-2015
Materials recycled and composted from U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2015 (in million tons)
This statistic represents the amount of materials recovered annually from solid municipal waste from 1960 to 2015 in the United States. In 2015, some 91.2 million tons of materials in weight were recovered from municipal solid waste streams.
A list of the materials generated in municipal solid waste in the United States can be found here.
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This statistic represents the amount of materials recovered annually from solid municipal waste from 1960 to 2015 in the United States. In 2015, some 91.2 million tons of materials in weight were recovered from municipal solid waste streams.
A list of the materials generated in municipal solid waste in the United States can be found here.
Show moreA list of the materials generated in municipal solid waste in the United States can be found here.
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- July 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1960 to 2015
- Supplementary notes
- Figures were compiled from several editions of the report.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1960 to 2015
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- Figures were compiled from several editions of the report.
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