This statistic shows the share of containers and packaging recovered from the U.S. municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2018. In 2018, about 54 percent of generated container and packaging waste were recovered (or recycled) in the United States.
Share of containers and packaging recovered from generated U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2018
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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 13, 2020). Share of containers and packaging recovered from generated U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186335/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Share of containers and packaging recovered from generated U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2018." Chart. November 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186335/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Share of containers and packaging recovered from generated U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186335/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Share of Containers and Packaging Recovered from Generated U.S. Municipal Solid Waste from 1960 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186335/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency, Share of containers and packaging recovered from generated U.S. municipal solid waste from 1960 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186335/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/ (last visited April 12, 2021)