Share of containers and packaging municipal waste recycled in U.S. 1960-2018

Published by Ian Tiseo, Oct 25, 2023
Out of the total 82.2 million tons of containers and packaging generated in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream in 2018, nearly 54 percent was recycled. This was a notable increase in comparison to the recycling rate of containers and packaging in 1990, which stood at some 26 percent.

Recycling rate of containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States from 1960 to 2018

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January 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

1960 to 2018

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Based on percent of generation

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This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.

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