This statistic shows the per capita amount of materials recovered (recycled or composted) from the U.S. municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2018. In 2018, approximately 1.16 pounds of waste per person were recycled per day in the United States.
Volume of municipal solid waste recycled per capita in the United States between 1960 and 2018 (in pounds per person per day)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 13, 2020). Volume of municipal solid waste recycled per capita in the United States between 1960 and 2018 (in pounds per person per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 09, 2021, 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 between 1960 and 2018 (in pounds per person per day)." Chart. November 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 09, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/193903/us-municipal-solid-waste-recovery-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Volume of municipal solid waste recycled per capita in the United States between 1960 and 2018 (in pounds per person per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 09, 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 between 1960 and 2018 (in Pounds per Person per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 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 per capita in the United States between 1960 and 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 March 09, 2021)