Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 15, 2020). Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day)." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Municipal Solid Waste Generation per Capita in The United States from 1960 to 2018 (in Pounds per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/