This statistic represents the total number of waste-to-energy facilities in the United States from 2001 to 2018. In 2005, there were 89 waste-to-energy facilities in the country. The majority of facilities use a mass burn technology to combust municipal solid waste without pre-processing. A projection of the global waste to energy market can be found here.
Number of waste-to-energy facilities in the U.S. from 2001 to 2018
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Energy Recovery Council . (November 20, 2018). Number of waste-to-energy facilities in the U.S. from 2001 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/499736/waste-to-energy-recovery-facilities-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council . "Number of waste-to-energy facilities in the U.S. from 2001 to 2018." Chart. November 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499736/waste-to-energy-recovery-facilities-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council . (2018). Number of waste-to-energy facilities in the U.S. from 2001 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499736/waste-to-energy-recovery-facilities-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council . "Number of Waste-to-energy Facilities in The U.S. from 2001 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499736/waste-to-energy-recovery-facilities-in-the-us/
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