This statistic represents construction and demolition debris generation composition in the United States in 2015, broken down by material and source. In that year, about 88.4 million short tons of debris was generated from concrete from buildings.
U.S. generation of construction & demolition debris by material 2015
Generation of construction and demolition debris in the U.S. in 2015, by material
(in 1,000 short tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (September 1, 2018). Generation of construction and demolition debris in the U.S. in 2015, by material (in 1,000 short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746181/us-construction-debris-generation-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Generation of construction and demolition debris in the U.S. in 2015, by material (in 1,000 short tons)." Chart. September 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746181/us-construction-debris-generation-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2018). Generation of construction and demolition debris in the U.S. in 2015, by material (in 1,000 short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746181/us-construction-debris-generation-material/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Generation of Construction and Demolition Debris in The U.S. in 2015, by Material (in 1,000 Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746181/us-construction-debris-generation-material/
Environmental Protection Agency, Generation of construction and demolition debris in the U.S. in 2015, by material (in 1,000 short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746181/us-construction-debris-generation-material/ (last visited December 07, 2019)