This statistic shows the recycling rates of selected products in the U.S. municipal waste stream in 2015. The recycling and composting rate of selected consumer electronics recovered for recycling from the United States municipal waste stream came to around 39.8 percent that year.
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Recycling and composting rate of selected products in the United States in 2015
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This statistic shows the recycling rates of selected products in the U.S. municipal waste stream in 2015. The recycling and composting rate of selected consumer electronics recovered for recycling from the United States municipal waste stream came to around 39.8 percent that year.
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This statistic shows the recycling rates of selected products in the U.S. municipal waste stream in 2015. The recycling and composting rate of selected consumer electronics recovered for recycling from the United States municipal waste stream came to around 39.8 percent that year.
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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
- Supplementary notes
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Does not include combustion with energy recovery.
HDPE: high-density polyethylene.
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