This statistic shows the volume of copper recycled from new scrap in the United States between 2005 and 2016. In 2016, around 690,000 metric tons of copper were recycled from new scrap in the U.S. Figures refer to scrap that results from the manufacturing process, including metal and alloy production. New scrap of copper excludes home scrap, which is scrap generated and recycled in the metal producing plant.
U.S. volume of copper recycled from new scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)*
* According to the source, the figures include copper recovered from unalloyed and alloyed copper-base scrap, as refined copper or in alloy forms, as well as copper recovered from aluminum-, nickel-, and zinc-base scrap.
This statistic was assembled using several editions of the annual report.
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US Geological Survey. (October 30, 2018). U.S. volume of copper recycled from new scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "U.S. volume of copper recycled from new scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)*." Chart. October 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2018). U.S. volume of copper recycled from new scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "U.S. Volume of Copper Recycled from New Scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, U.S. volume of copper recycled from new scrap between 2005 and 2016 (in 1,000 metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209392/recycled-volume-of-copper-from-new-scrap-in-the-us/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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