This statistic represents the share of materials recovered from all municipal solid waste streams in the United States between 1960 and 2014. In 2000, 28.5 percent of generation of materials was recovered.
Share of U.S. municipal solid waste recycled and composted from 1960 to 2014
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 30, 2016). Share of U.S. municipal solid waste recycled and composted from 1960 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186292/us-municpial-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Share of U.S. municipal solid waste recycled and composted from 1960 to 2014." Chart. December 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186292/us-municpial-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Share of U.S. municipal solid waste recycled and composted from 1960 to 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186292/us-municpial-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Share of U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Recycled and Composted from 1960 to 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186292/us-municpial-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Share of U.S. municipal solid waste recycled and composted from 1960 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186292/us-municpial-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Share of U.S. municipal solid waste recycled and composted from 1960 to 2014 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186292/us-municpial-solid-waste-recovery-since-1960/