This statistic shows the volume of lead recycled from both old and new scrap in the United States between 2005 and 2018. An estimate of 1.3 million metric tons of lead were recycled from scrap in 2018.
U.S. volume of secondary lead recycled from scrap between 2005 and 2018
(in 1,000 metric tons)
* Figures fopr 2014, 2016 and 2017 have been restated in the 2019 edition of the report.
The figures for 2005 through 2013 are taken from previous reports; the 2018 figure is an estimate.
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US Geological Survey. (March 1, 2019). U.S. volume of secondary lead recycled from scrap between 2005 and 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2020, 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 2005 and 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209383/recycled-volume-of-lead-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2019). U.S. volume of secondary lead recycled from scrap between 2005 and 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2020. 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 2005 and 2018 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2019, 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 2005 and 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209383/recycled-volume-of-lead-in-the-us/ (last visited January 17, 2020)
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