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U.S. material recovery facility throughput by region 2015
U.S. material recovery facility throughput by region 2015
Throughput of material recovery facilities in the U.S. in 2015, by region (in tons per day)
by T. Wang,
last edited
Aug 28, 2018
This statistic represents the estimated throughput of material recovery facilities in the United States in 2015, by region. In that year, the throughput of these facilities in the South reached 25,402 tons per day.
Throughput of material recovery facilities in the U.S. in 2015, by region (in tons per day)
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| Throughput in tons per day | |
|---|---|
| Northeast | 23,546 |
| South | 25,402 |
| Midwest | 20,765 |
| West | 24,846 |
| Throughput in tons per day | |
|---|---|
| Northeast | 23,546 |
| South | 25,402 |
| Midwest | 20,765 |
| West | 24,846 |
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Aug 28, 2018
This statistic represents the estimated throughput of material recovery facilities in the United States in 2015, by region. In that year, the throughput of these facilities in the South reached 25,402 tons per day.
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- United States
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- 2015
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- * 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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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2015
- Supplementary notes
- * 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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