This statistic represents the annual percentage of municipal solid waste combusted with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014 in the United States. In 2014, 12.8 percent of waste generated was combusted in this way.
Percentage of U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014
Includes combustion with energy recovery of MSW in mass burn or refuse-derived fuel form, and combustion with energy recovery of source separated materials in MSW (e.g., wood pallets and tire-derived fuel). 2014 includes 29,540 MSW, 520 wood, and 3,080 tires (1,000 tons).
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 1, 2016). Percentage of U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186282/us-municipal-solid-waste-combustion-with-energy-recovery-since-1970/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186282/us-municipal-solid-waste-combustion-with-energy-recovery-since-1970/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Percentage of U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186282/us-municipal-solid-waste-combustion-with-energy-recovery-since-1970/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Combustion with Energy Recovery from 1970 to 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186282/us-municipal-solid-waste-combustion-with-energy-recovery-since-1970/
Environmental Protection Agency, Percentage of U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery from 1970 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186282/us-municipal-solid-waste-combustion-with-energy-recovery-since-1970/ (last visited February 23, 2020)
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