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Of the total metal waste generated in the United States' municipal solid waste stream in 2018, 34.1 percent was recycled. The recycling rate of aluminum that year was 17.2 percent, while ferrous metals had a recycling rate of 33.1 percent.

Recycling rates of metals in municipal solid waste in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by type*

Characteristic	Total metals	Nonferrous (excluding aluminum)	Ferrous	Aluminum
2018	34.1%	67.3%	33.1%	17.2%
2017	33.6%	68.1%	32.7%	15.7%
2015	33.6%	64.2%	33.4%	18.3%
2013	34.1%	68.2%	33%	20%
2011	34.2%	68.5%	33%	20.5%
2010	35.3%	71.3%	34.3%	19.4%
2000	34.3%	66.3%	33.1%	27%
1990	24%	66.4%	17.6%	35.9%

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January 2021

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United States

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1990 to 2018

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*As a percent of generation of each material

This statistic was assembled using several editions of the report.

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