This statistic shows the per capita amount of materials recovered (recycled or composted) from the U.S. municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2017. In 2017, approximately 1.13 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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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 16, 2019). Volume of municipal solid waste recycled and composted per capita between 1960 and 2015 (in pounds per person per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of municipal solid waste recycled and composted per capita between 1960 and 2015 (in pounds per person per day)." Chart. November 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2019). Volume of municipal solid waste recycled and composted per capita between 1960 and 2015 (in pounds per person per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of Municipal Solid Waste Recycled and Composted per Capita between 1960 and 2015 (in Pounds per Person per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Volume of municipal solid waste recycled and composted per capita between 1960 and 2015 (in pounds per person per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/ (last visited April 05, 2020)
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