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)*
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
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 February 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506564/electric-utility-waste-management-in-the-us-by-management/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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 February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506564/electric-utility-waste-management-in-the-us-by-management/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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: February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506564/electric-utility-waste-management-in-the-us-by-management/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 14, 2025)
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed