Approximately 27 million metric tons of plastic municipal solid waste in the U.S. were landfilled in 2018. The most landfilled materials that year by weight were food, yard trimmings, and inorganic waste. More than 146 million metric tons of municipal solid waste was landfilled in the U.S. in 2018.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Amount of municipal solid waste landfilled in the U.S. in 2018, by material* (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503958/municipal-solid-waste-discarded-in-the-us-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of municipal solid waste landfilled in the U.S. in 2018, by material* (in million metric tons)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503958/municipal-solid-waste-discarded-in-the-us-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Amount of municipal solid waste landfilled in the U.S. in 2018, by material* (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503958/municipal-solid-waste-discarded-in-the-us-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of Municipal Solid Waste Landfilled in The U.S. in 2018, by Material* (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503958/municipal-solid-waste-discarded-in-the-us-by-material/
Environmental Protection Agency, Amount of municipal solid waste landfilled in the U.S. in 2018, by material* (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503958/municipal-solid-waste-discarded-in-the-us-by-material/ (last visited September 11, 2024)
Amount of municipal solid waste landfilled in the U.S. in 2018, by material* (in million metric tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503958/municipal-solid-waste-discarded-in-the-us-by-material/
