This statistic shows the annual amount of various durable goods generated in the municipal solid waste stream in 2017. In the United States, 2.45 million tons of glass were generated from the total amount of waste.
Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2017 (in million tons)*
* According to the source, figures do not include construction and demolition debris, industrial process waste streams, or certain other waste streams. Generation before materials recovery or combustion. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 6, 2019). Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2017 (in million tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2017 (in million tons)*." Chart. November 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2019). Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2017 (in million tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Durable Goods Generation in U.S. Municipal Solid Waste in 2017 (in Million Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/
Environmental Protection Agency, Durable goods generation in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2017 (in million tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186303/us-municipal-solid-waste-durable-goods-generated-in-2012/ (last visited July 06, 2020)
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