Paper accounts for the largest share of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in the United States. In 2018, it represented 23 percent of the total municipal solid waste produced in the North American country, while plastic waste accounted for an additional 12 percent.
Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in the United States in 2018, by material
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Environmental Protection Agency. (November 22, 2023). Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in the United States in 2018, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, 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) generated in the United States in 2018, by material." Chart. November 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in the United States in 2018, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Generated in The United States in 2018, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 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) 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 November 09, 2024)
Distribution of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated in the United States in 2018, by material [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, November 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503940/percentage-of-us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-by-material/
