Generation and discards of municipal solid waste in the U.S. 1960-2018

Municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and discards in the United States from 1960 to 2018*

CharacteristicGenerationDiscards
2018 292.4 146.2
2017 268.7 140.5
2015 262.1 137.6
2010 251.05 136.1
2005 253.7 142.3
2000 242.5 140.3
1990 208.3 145.3
1980 151.6 134.4
1970 121.1 112.7
1960 88.1 82.5
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Release date

January 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

1960 to 2018

Supplementary notes

* Includes discards to landfill, and other disposal. Discards after recovery minus combustion with energy recovery. Discards include combustion without energy recovery.

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