This statistic displays the volume of production related waste from electric utilities based on the method of management among some 442 facilities in the United States in 2016. During this year, about 42.5 million pounds of the production-related waste from electric utilities was recycled.
Electric utility production-related waste management in the United States in 2016, by type (in million pounds)*
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 19, 2018). Electric utility production-related waste management in the United States in 2016, by type (in million pounds)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506564/electric-utility-waste-management-in-the-us-by-management/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Electric utility production-related waste management in the United States in 2016, by type (in million pounds)*." Chart. January 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506564/electric-utility-waste-management-in-the-us-by-management/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2018). Electric utility production-related waste management in the United States in 2016, by type (in million pounds)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506564/electric-utility-waste-management-in-the-us-by-management/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Electric Utility Production-related Waste Management in The United States in 2016, by Type (in Million Pounds)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506564/electric-utility-waste-management-in-the-us-by-management/
Environmental Protection Agency, Electric utility production-related waste management in the United States in 2016, by type (in million pounds)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506564/electric-utility-waste-management-in-the-us-by-management/ (last visited June 05, 2023)
Electric utility production-related waste management in the United States in 2016, by type (in million pounds)* [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/506564/electric-utility-waste-management-in-the-us-by-management/