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- United States
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Does not include combustion with energy recovery.
HDPE: high-density polyethylene.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2015
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Does not include combustion with energy recovery.
HDPE: high-density polyethylene.




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- Waste generation and recycling in the U.S.
- U.S. municipal solid waste generation from 1960 to 2015 (in million tons)U.S. municipal solid waste generation 1960-2015
- U.S. municipal solid waste generation and discards from 1960 to 2015 (in million tons)*Generation and discards of municipal solid waste: U.S. 1960-2015
- Recovery of U.S. municipal solid waste for recycling from 1960 to 2015 (in million tons)Recycling of U.S. municipal solid waste 1960-2015
- Gross recycling rate of bottles in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017U.S. gross recycling rate: bottles collected for recycling 2000-2017
- Is your recyclable trash picked up curbside? U.S. curbside pick ups for recyclable trash 2017
- Recycling by type
- Selected materials recovered from products in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2015, by material (in 1,000 tons)Recovery of municipal solid waste: selected materials U.S. 1960-2015
- Recycling and composting rate of selected products in the United States in 2015Recycling rates in the U.S. by select product 2015
- PET bottles recycled in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)U.S. recycling of postconsumer bottles recycled 2010-2017
- Weight of bottles on shelves and bottles collected for recycling in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)U.S. plastic bottles available and recycled 2000-2017
- Recycling rates of selected metals in the U.S. in 2016, by metalRecycled metals - percentage in the U.S. 2016
- Value of selected metals recycled from scrap in the U.S. from in 2016, by metal (in million U.S. dollars)*U.S. - value of selected metals recycled from scrap 2016
- Reported consumption of iron and steel scrap in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons)Iron and steel scrap: reported consumption in the U.S. 2006-2017
- U.S. waste industry
- U.S. waste management and remediation services gross output from 2007 to 2017 (in millilon U.S. dollars)Waste management and remediation services - gross output 2007-2017
- Revenue of solid waste collection (NAICS 562111) in United States from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)Forecast: revenue solid waste collection US 2008-2020
- Revenue of solid waste landfilling (NAICS 562212) in United States from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)Forecast: revenue solid waste landfilling US 2008-2020
- Revenue of solid waste combustion and incineration (NAICS 562213) in United States from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)Forecast: revenue solid waste combustion and incineration US 2008-2020
- Would you order an additional service to pick up your recyclable wastes?*U.S. likelihood of ordering additional recyclable waste pickup services 2017
- Product recovery
- Recovery rate of paper and paperboard in the United States from 1990 to 2017U.S. paper and paperboard recovery rate 1990-2017
- Utilization of recovered paper and paperboard in the U.S. in 2017, by type (in 1,000 tons)U.S. recovered paper and paperboard utilization by type 2017
- Distribution of the utilization of recovered paper and paperboard in the United States in 2017, by typeDistribution of U.S. recovered paper and paperboard utilization by type 2017
- Weight of recovered non-bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016 (in 1,000 pounds)U.S. recovered non-bottle rigid plastic 2007-2016
- Total postconsumer bottles used by U.S. reclaimers from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)U.S. reclaimer usage of postconsumer bottles 2000-2017
- Total recycled PET bottles used for conversion in the U.S. in 2017, by product category (in million pounds)RPET bottles used for conversion in the U.S. 2017
- Volume of recycled PET bottles used for food and beverage bottles in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in million pounds)RPET bottles used for food and beverage bottles in the U.S. 2001-2017
- Copper scrap - global recycling input rate 2004-2014
- Recycling quota of aluminum cans in European countries 2013
- Recycling rate of e-waste in Denmark 2009-2016
- Recycling rate of e-waste in Finland 2008-2015
- Recycling rate of e-waste in Lithuania 2008 to 2016
- Recycling rate of e-waste in the Czechia 2010-2016
- CO2 emissions avoided by waste management activities in England 2011-2012
- Recycling rate of e-waste in Hungary 2008-2016
- Recycling rates in Wales 2000-2018
- Recycling of packaging waste in Germany 2009 to 2014
- Recycling of packaging waste in Hungary 2009 to 2014
- Recycling of packaging waste in Sweden 2009 to 2014
- Recycling of municipal waste in Slovenia 2009 to 2014
- Recycling of municipal waste in Latvia 2009 to 2014
- Recycling of municipal waste in Denmark 2009 to 2014
- Canada's refillable beer recycling rate by province 2014
- U.S. adults who own a compost can 2017, by gender
- Estimated municipal waste recycling rate of EU member states by 2020
- Per capita plastics recycling rate in Australia FY 2017 by state
- U.S. adults' reasons against composting by age 2017
- Plastic waste in Europe
- Plastic waste in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Recycling and recovery in Italy
- Household waste in England (UK)
- Recycling in the U.S.
- Scrap Materials in the U.S.
- 2016 National Post-Consumer Plastic Bag & Film Recycling Report
- 2017 United States National Postconsumer Plastic Bottle Recycling Report
- L'Italia del Riciclo 2018
- 2016 United States National Postconsumer Plastic Bottle Recycling Report
- From Smart to Senseless: The Global Impact of 10 Years of Smartphones
- Study on the Economic Impacts of Recycling 2017
- L'Italia del Riciclo 2017
- The Electronics Recycling Landscape
- National Cell Phone Recycling Study 2014
- U.S. municipal solid waste generation from 1960 to 2015 (in million tons)
- U.S. municipal solid waste generation and discards from 1960 to 2015 (in million tons)*
- Recovery of U.S. municipal solid waste for recycling from 1960 to 2015 (in million tons)
- Value of selected metals recycled from scrap in the U.S. from in 2016, by metal (in million U.S. dollars)*
- Revenue of solid waste collection (NAICS 562111) in United States from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of solid waste landfilling (NAICS 562212) in United States from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Revenue of solid waste combustion and incineration (NAICS 562213) in United States from 2008 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of the utilization of recovered paper and paperboard in the United States in 2017, by type
- Global recycling input rate for copper scrap from 2004 to 2014
- European Union member states most likely to miss 2020 municipal waste recycling target as of 2018
- Gross recycling rate of bottles in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017
- Is your recyclable trash picked up curbside?
- Selected materials recovered from products in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2015, by material (in 1,000 tons)
- Recycling and composting rate of selected products in the United States in 2015
- PET bottles recycled in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)
- Weight of bottles on shelves and bottles collected for recycling in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)
- Recycling rates of selected metals in the U.S. in 2016, by metal
- Reported consumption of iron and steel scrap in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017 (in million metric tons)
- U.S. waste management and remediation services gross output from 2007 to 2017 (in millilon U.S. dollars)
- Would you order an additional service to pick up your recyclable wastes?*
- Recovery rate of paper and paperboard in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Utilization of recovered paper and paperboard in the U.S. in 2017, by type (in 1,000 tons)
- Weight of recovered non-bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016 (in 1,000 pounds)
- Total postconsumer bottles used by U.S. reclaimers from 2000 to 2017 (in million pounds)
- Total recycled PET bottles used for conversion in the U.S. in 2017, by product category (in million pounds)
- Volume of recycled PET bottles used for food and beverage bottles in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in million pounds)
- Recycling quota of aluminum cans in European countries in 2013
- Recycling rate of electrical and electronic waste in Denmark from 2009 to 2016 (in percentage)
- Recycling rate of electrical and electronic waste in Finland from 2008 to 2015 (in percentage)
- Recycling rate of electrical and electronic waste in Lithuania from 2008 to 2016 (in percentage)
- Recycling rate of electrical and electronic waste in the Czechia from 2010 to 2016 (in percentage)
- Amount of CO2 emissions avoided by the recycling, reuse or composting of various materials in England in 2012 (in tons of CO2 equivalent)
- Recycling rate of electrical and electronic waste in Hungary from 2008 to 2016 (in percentage)
- Municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rates in Wales from 2000 to 2018
- Recycling rate of packaging waste in Germany from 2009 to 2014 (in percentage)
- Recycling rate of packaging waste in Hungary from 2009 to 2014 (in percentage)
- Recycling rate of packaging waste in Sweden from 2009 to 2014 (in percentage)
- Recycling rate of municipal waste in Slovenia from 2009 to 2014 (in percentage)
- Recycling rate of municipal waste in Latvia from 2009 to 2014 (in percentage)
- Recycling rate of municipal waste in Denmark from 2009 to 2014 (in percentage)
- Rate of recycling for refillable beer containers in Canada in 2014, by province
- Share of adults who own a composting can in the United States in 2017, by gender*
- Per capita recycling rate of plastic in Australia in the financial year 2017, by state (in kilograms per person per year)
- Reasons why adults don't compost in the United States in 2017, by age group*
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