MSW recycled and composted in the U.S. 1960-2018

Published by Ian Tiseo, Mar 30, 2022
Approximately 94 million tons of municipal solid waste in the United States was recycled or composted in 2018. The volume of MSW recycled and composted has increased a lot over the past three decades, having totaled 33 million tons in 1990. By weight, the most recycled material in the U.S. MSW stream is paper and paperboard.

Municipal solid waste recycled and composted in the U.S. from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 tons)

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Release date

January 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

1960 to 2018

Supplementary notes

Figures were compiled from several editions of the report.

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