In 2021, over 10 billion U.S. dollars worth of aluminum were recycled from scrap in the United States. This represented an increase of some 67 percent in comparison to the previous year. This growth was mainly associated with a spike in aluminum scrap price in the U.S. that year.
Value of aluminum recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Geological Survey. (April 27, 2023). Value of aluminum recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209410/recycled-value-of-aluminum-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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