This statistic represents the distribution of materials generated from the municipal waste stream in the United States in 2015. During this year, some 9.3 percent of the total municipal waste stream consisted of textiles, rubber and leather materials. The most preferred component of the U.S. waste management hierarchy is for source reduction and reuse.
Distribution of municipal waste stream generated in the United States in 2017, by material
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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 6, 2019). Distribution of municipal waste stream generated in the United States in 2017, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 07, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of municipal waste stream generated in the United States in 2017, by material." Chart. November 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2019). Distribution of municipal waste stream generated in the United States in 2017, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 07, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of Municipal Waste Stream Generated in The United States in 2017, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency, Distribution of municipal waste stream generated in the United States in 2017, by material Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/ (last visited August 07, 2020)
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