Paper and food represent the largest shares of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in the United States. In 2018, plastics accounted for 12.2 percent of the total MSW generated in the U.S. in 2018.
Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Stream Generated in The United States in 2018, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency, Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/ (last visited June 02, 2023)
Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) stream generated in the United States in 2018, by material [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/