This statistic represents the estimated throughput of material recovery facilities in the United States in 2018, by region. In that year, the throughput of these facilities in the South reached 23,718 tons per day.
Throughput of material recovery facilities in the U.S. in 2018, by region
(in tons per day)
* Number of facilities and throughput include bale and ship operations receiving fiber, mainly old corrugated cardboard (OCC), that bale and ship with no additional processing.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Throughput of material recovery facilities in the U.S. in 2018, by region (in tons per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/890221/us-material-recovery-facility-throughput-by-region/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Throughput of material recovery facilities in the U.S. in 2018, by region (in tons per day)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/890221/us-material-recovery-facility-throughput-by-region/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Throughput of material recovery facilities in the U.S. in 2018, by region (in tons per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/890221/us-material-recovery-facility-throughput-by-region/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Throughput of Material Recovery Facilities in The U.S. in 2018, by Region (in Tons per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/890221/us-material-recovery-facility-throughput-by-region/
Environmental Protection Agency, Throughput of material recovery facilities in the U.S. in 2018, by region (in tons per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/890221/us-material-recovery-facility-throughput-by-region/ (last visited August 17, 2022)
