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.
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 January 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746181/us-construction-debris-generation-material/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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 January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746181/us-construction-debris-generation-material/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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: January 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746181/us-construction-debris-generation-material/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 16, 2025)
Generation of construction and demolition debris in the U.S. in 2015, by material (in 1,000 short tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, September 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746181/us-construction-debris-generation-material/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
