This statistic shows the volume of corrugated box waste in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2018, broken down by disposal method. Out of the 33.3 million tons of corrugated box waste generated in the United States, about 940,000 tons was landfilled.
Volume of corrugated box waste in municipal solid waste in the United States in 2018, by disposal method
(in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Volume of corrugated box waste in municipal solid waste in the United States in 2018, by disposal method (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979140/us-corrugated-box-waste-from-municipal-solid-waste/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of corrugated box waste in municipal solid waste in the United States in 2018, by disposal method (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979140/us-corrugated-box-waste-from-municipal-solid-waste/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Volume of corrugated box waste in municipal solid waste in the United States in 2018, by disposal method (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979140/us-corrugated-box-waste-from-municipal-solid-waste/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of Corrugated Box Waste in Municipal Solid Waste in The United States in 2018, by Disposal Method (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979140/us-corrugated-box-waste-from-municipal-solid-waste/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Environmental Protection Agency, Volume of corrugated box waste in municipal solid waste in the United States in 2018, by disposal method (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979140/us-corrugated-box-waste-from-municipal-solid-waste/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 12, 2025)
Volume of corrugated box waste in municipal solid waste in the United States in 2018, by disposal method (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/979140/us-corrugated-box-waste-from-municipal-solid-waste/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed