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U.S. municipal solid waste recovery per person 1960-2015
Volume of municipal solid waste recycled and composted per capita between 1960 and 2015 (in pounds per person per day)
by T. Wang,
last edited
Oct 1, 2019
This statistic shows the per capita amount of materials recovered (recycled or composted) from the U.S. municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2015. In 2015, approximately 1.16 pounds of waste per person were recycled per day in the United States.
Volume of municipal solid waste recycled and composted per capita between 1960 and 2015 (in pounds per person per day)
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Oct 1, 2019
This statistic shows the per capita amount of materials recovered (recycled or composted) from the U.S. municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2015. In 2015, approximately 1.16 pounds of waste per person were recycled per day in the United States.
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- July 2018
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- United States
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- 1960 to 2015
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- * Composting of yard trimmings, food and other municipal solid waste organic material. Does not include backyard composting.
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- 1960 to 2015
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- * Composting of yard trimmings, food and other municipal solid waste organic material. Does not include backyard composting.
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