The recycling rate of paper in the United States was 65.7 percent in 2020. This was a slight reduction from the previous year, when the recycling rate was 66.2 percent. Paper recycling in the U.S. has improved significantly over the past three decades. The paper recycling rate in 1990 was just 33.5 percent, and only surpassed 50 percent in 2003.
Paper recycling rate in the United States from 1990 to 2020*
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Paper Recycles. (May 13, 2021). Paper recycling rate in the United States from 1990 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278254/total-us-paper-and-paperboard-recovery-rate/
Paper Recycles. "Paper recycling rate in the United States from 1990 to 2020*." Chart. May 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278254/total-us-paper-and-paperboard-recovery-rate/
Paper Recycles. (2021). Paper recycling rate in the United States from 1990 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278254/total-us-paper-and-paperboard-recovery-rate/
Paper Recycles. "Paper Recycling Rate in The United States from 1990 to 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278254/total-us-paper-and-paperboard-recovery-rate/
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