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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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Recycling rate of containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States from 1960 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186335/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
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Recycling rate of containers and packaging municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States from 1960 to 2018 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186335/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/