On average, 1.16 pounds of municipal solid waste was recycled per person in the United States in 2018. This was a slight increase from the previous year. Overall, the volume of per capita recycled MSW in the U.S. has increased considerably over the past six decades, but progress has stalled in recent years.
Volume of municipal solid waste recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per person per day)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Volume of municipal solid waste recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per person per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, 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 per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per person per day)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Volume of municipal solid waste recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per person per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of Municipal Solid Waste Recycled per Capita in The United States from 1960 to 2018 (in Pounds per Person per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Volume of municipal solid waste recycled per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per person per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/ (last visited May 16, 2022)