An estimate of 950,000 metric tons of lead were recycled from scrap in the United States in 2022. This figure has declined in recent years, falling from 1.14 million metric tons in 2018.
U.S. volume of secondary lead recycled from scrap between 2010 and 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Statistics on Scrap materials in the U.S.
Overview
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Trade
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Prices
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Scrap recycling
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- Basic Statistic Volume of recycled scrap metals in the U.S. 2019, by type
- Basic Statistic U.S. value of selected metals recycled from scrap 2019
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Recycled materials
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- Premium Statistic Annual iron and steel recycling from scrap in the U.S. 2005-2020
- Premium Statistic Annual copper recycling from scrap in the U.S. 2005-2020
- Basic Statistic Annual copper recycling from new scrap in the U.S. 2005-2020
- Premium Statistic Zinc recycling in the U.S. 2006-2017
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Economy
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- Premium Statistic Iron and steel recycling value in the U.S. 2005-2019
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- Annual magnesium recycling from new scrap in the U.S. 2005-2020
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2023). U.S. volume of secondary lead recycled from scrap between 2010 and 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209383/recycled-volume-of-lead-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "U.S. volume of secondary lead recycled from scrap between 2010 and 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209383/recycled-volume-of-lead-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2023). U.S. volume of secondary lead recycled from scrap between 2010 and 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209383/recycled-volume-of-lead-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "U.S. Volume of Secondary Lead Recycled from Scrap between 2010 and 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209383/recycled-volume-of-lead-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, U.S. volume of secondary lead recycled from scrap between 2010 and 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209383/recycled-volume-of-lead-in-the-us/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
U.S. volume of secondary lead recycled from scrap between 2010 and 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209383/recycled-volume-of-lead-in-the-us/