This statistic shows the recycling rates of selected products in the U.S. municipal waste stream in 2018. The recycling and composting rate of selected consumer electronics recovered for recycling from the United States municipal waste stream came to around 38.5 percent that year.
Recycling and composting rate as a percent of generation of selected products in the United States in 2018
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Statistics on Recycling in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global recycling rates of municipal solid waste 2020, by select country
- Premium Statistic Market value of waste recycling services worldwide 2020-2030
- Basic Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste generation 1960-2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. municipal waste stream: materials generation 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. households with access to curbside recycling services 2019, by type
Generation
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- Basic Statistic Recycling of municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. composting of municipal solid waste generated 1990-2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste recycling per person 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Recycled municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018, by material
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of curbside recyclable trash generation per U.S. household 2019, by type
Segments
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- Basic Statistic Breakdown of MSW recycled in the U.S. 2018, by material
- Premium Statistic Recycling of paper and paperboard from U.S. municipal solid waste 2018, by type
- Basic Statistic Volume of plastic MSW recycled in the U.S. 2018, by type
- Premium Statistic U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic recovered for recycling 2019-2020, by category
- Premium Statistic Share of recycled-non bottle rigid plastic in the U.S. 2020, by source
- Premium Statistic Plastic containers and packaging MSW recycled in the U.S. 1980-2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging MSW recycled in the U.S. 1980-2018, by product
Recycling rates
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- Basic Statistic Recycling rate of municipal solid waste in the United States 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Recycling rates in the U.S. by select product 2018
- Basic Statistic Recycling rate of paper in the United States 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of containers and packaging MSW recycled in U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Recycled rate of metals in the U.S. 2019, by type
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of plastic municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging MSW recycling rates in the U.S. 1980-2018, by product
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Leading waste management companies in the United States 2021, by revenue
- Basic Statistic Waste Management Inc. recycling revenue 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Waste Management Inc.'s recycled materials 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Recycling revenue of Waste Connections, Inc. 2015-2021
- Basic Statistic Revenue of Republic Services' recycling processing and commodity sales 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. sourced post-consumer plastic purchased by U.S. and Canada 2019, by category
Further related statistics
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- Global recycling rate of permanent materials by region 2018
- Domestic U.S. consumer scrap recycling rate of aluminum cans 2011-2018
- Recycling rate of aluminum cans in Europe 2020, by country
- Copper scrap - global recycling input rate 2004-2014
- U.S. e-waste recycling rates by product type 2015
- Recycling rate of paper and cardboard packaging waste in the EU-27 2005-2020
- Recycling rate of paper and cardboard packaging waste in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Recycling of packaging waste in Latvia 2009-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in Sweden 2009-2016
- Recycling of municipal waste in Slovenia 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Bulgaria 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Croatia 2009-2017
- Recycling rate of e-waste in Poland 2009-2018
- Recycling rate of e-waste in Ireland 2010-2017
- Global recycling rates by key country 2015
- Deposit Return System performance rates in Europe 2016, by country
- Recycling rate of refrigerators and freezers Japan FY 2012-2021
- Recycling rate of packaging Japan FY 2020, by material
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- Recycling rate of aluminum cans in Europe 2020, by country
- Copper scrap - global recycling input rate 2004-2014
- U.S. e-waste recycling rates by product type 2015
- Recycling rate of paper and cardboard packaging waste in the EU-27 2005-2020
- Recycling rate of paper and cardboard packaging waste in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Recycling of packaging waste in Latvia 2009-2016
- Recycling of packaging waste in Sweden 2009-2016
- Recycling of municipal waste in Slovenia 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Bulgaria 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Croatia 2009-2017
- Recycling rate of e-waste in Poland 2009-2018
- Recycling rate of e-waste in Ireland 2010-2017
- Global recycling rates by key country 2015
- Deposit Return System performance rates in Europe 2016, by country
- Recycling rate of refrigerators and freezers Japan FY 2012-2021
- Recycling rate of packaging Japan FY 2020, by material
Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Recycling and composting rate as a percent of generation of selected products in the United States in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Recycling and composting rate as a percent of generation of selected products in the United States in 2018." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Recycling and composting rate as a percent of generation of selected products in the United States in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Recycling and Composting Rate as a Percent of Generation of Selected Products in The United States in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Recycling and composting rate as a percent of generation of selected products in the United States in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/ (last visited January 28, 2023)
Recycling and composting rate as a percent of generation of selected products in the United States in 2018 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/214270/recycling-rates-of-selected-products-in-the-us/