This statistic shows the volume of iron and steel recycled from both old and new scrap in the United States between 2005 and 2019. Around 50.1 million metric tons of iron and steel was recycled from scrap in the U.S. in 2019.
Volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)*
* According to the source, figures represent recycled scrap reported from consuming manufacturers. Apparent supply measured as shipments of iron and steel products plus castings corrected for imported semifinished products. Recycled unit value is the U.S. annual average composite price for No. 1 heavy-melting steel calculated from prices published in American Metal Market. Unit value for the year used to calculate values of recycled scrap and apparent supply of scrap.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.
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US Geological Survey. (June 17, 2021). Volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)*." Chart. June 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2021). Volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Volume of Iron and Steel Recycled from Scrap in The United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, Volume of iron and steel recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209381/recycled-volume-of-iron-and-steel-in-the-us/ (last visited January 22, 2022)
