Around 25 million tons of U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) was composted in 2018, the majority of which was from yard trimmings. The volume of composted MSW in the U.S. has increased considerably in the past three decades.
Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons)
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Statistics on Municipal solid waste in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global population and MSW generation shares by key country 2018
- Basic Statistic Global municipal solid waste generation projection 2016-2050
- Premium Statistic Global waste generation per person outlook by region 2050
- Premium Statistic Global share of waste disposal and treatment by method 2016
Generation
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- Basic Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste generation 1960-2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste generation per capita 1960-2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. municipal waste stream: materials generation 1960-2018
- Basic Statistic Breakdown of municipal waste materials generated in the U.S. 2018, by type
- Premium Statistic Municipal solid waste disposal by methods in the U.S. 1960-2018
Landfill
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- Premium Statistic Municipal solid waste disposal methods in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Municipal solid waste landfilled in the U.S. 1960-2018, by material
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of landfilled municipal solid waste materials in the U.S. 2018, by type
- Basic Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste landfills 1990 to 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. state breakdown of operating landfills by type 2019
- Premium Statistic Price of landfilling municipal waste in the U.S. 2020-2021, by region
Recycling
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- Basic Statistic Recycling of municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. composting of municipal solid waste generated 1990-2018
- Basic Statistic Recycling rate of municipal solid waste in the United States 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Recycled municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018, by material
- Basic Statistic Breakdown of MSW recycled in the U.S. 2018, by material
- Premium Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste recycling per person 1960-2018
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Market capitalization of U.S. solid waste companies 2019
- Premium Statistic Leading waste management companies in the United States 2021, by revenue
- Basic Statistic Operating revenue of Waste Management Inc 2007-2021
- Basic Statistic Revenue of Republic Services 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Waste Connections, Inc. 2013-2021
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- Volume of municipal waste recycled in the U.S. 2018, by material
- U.S. households with composting & food collection by major state 2013
- Share of U.S. municipal solid waste recovered 1960-2014
- U.S. per capita municipal waste recovered for composting 1990-2013
- Global generation of urban municipal solid waste by region 2012
- U.S. municipal solid waste generation: percentage of paper 1960-2014
- Global municipal solid waste generation share by region 2016
- Recycling of municipal waste in Austria 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Estonia 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Sweden 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Hungary 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Germany 2009-2017
- Per capita municipal waste generation daily volume Incheon, South Korea 2008-2020
- Per capita municipal waste generation daily volume Jeonbuk, South Korea 2008-2020
- Per capita municipal waste generation daily volume Gyeongbuk, South Korea 2008-2020
- Number of waste banks in Indonesia 2020, by province
- Percentage of households that compost in Canada by type 2011
- Digestate uses in Germany 2015
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Composted in The United States from 1990 to 2018 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/
Environmental Protection Agency, Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/ (last visited February 09, 2023)
Volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) composted in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in million tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/193893/composting-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-90/