This statistic represents the amount of materials recovered annually from solid municipal waste from 1960 to 2017 in the United States. In 2017, some 94.2 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.
Materials recycled and composted from U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2017
(in million tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 16, 2019). Materials recycled and composted from U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2017 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Materials recycled and composted from U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2017 (in million tons)." Chart. November 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2019). Materials recycled and composted from U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2017 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Materials Recycled and Composted from U.S. Municipal Solid Waste from 1960 to 2017 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Materials recycled and composted from U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2017 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186266/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/ (last visited March 31, 2020)
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