Plastic waste in the U.S.

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Statista Dossier about plastic waste in the United States

This dossier presents graphs and tables about plastic waste in the United States. It provides information on the the generation of plastic waste and highlights data on types of plastic waste, waste management, as well as plastic pollution in the United States.

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  • 1. Overview

    • Global plastic production 1950-2020

    • Global plastic materials flow 1950-2017

    • Plastic waste generation worldwide 2016, by select country

    • Per capita plastic waste generation worldwide 2016, by select country

    • Quantity of plastic in major marine areas 2019

  • 2. Trade

    • Scrap plastic exports from the U.S. 2015-2020

    • U.S. plastic waste exports by destination country 2020

    • U.S. plastic waste exports breakdown 2020, by destination country

    • U.S plastic scrap exports in January 2021, by destination

    • U.S. plastic waste exports of selected states 2019

  • 3. Production

    • Breakdown of municipal waste materials generated in the U.S. 2018, by type

    • Volume of U.S. plastic municipal solid waste generated 1960-2018

    • Plastic containers and packaging MSW generated in the U.S. 1960-2018

    • U.S. municipal solid waste: plastics generation by category 2018

    • Volume of plastic MSW generated in the U.S. 2018, by type

    • Plastic packaging MSW generation in the U.S. 1960-2018, by product

  • 4. Disposal

    • Volume of U.S. municipal solid plastic waste by disposal 1960-2018

    • Breakdown of plastic containers and packaging treatment in the U.S. 2018, by method

    • Plastic containers and packaging MSW landfilled in the U.S. 1960-2018

    • Plastic containers and packaging MSW combusted for energy in the U.S. 1980-2018

    • Plastic packaging MSW combusted for energy in the U.S. 1980-2018, by product

    • Plastic packaging MSW landfilled in the U.S. 1960-2018, by product

  • 5. Recycling

    • Breakdown of MSW recycled in the U.S. 2018, by material

    • Volume of plastic MSW recycled in the U.S. 2018, by type

    • Plastic containers and packaging MSW recycled in the U.S. 1980-2018

    • Plastic packaging MSW recycled in the U.S. 1980-2018, by product

    • Plastic packaging MSW recycling rates in the U.S. 1980-2018, by product

    • U.S. share of recycled-non bottle rigid plastic by source 2018

  • 6. Pollution

    • Key figures about mismanaged plastic waste in the U.S. 2016

    • Coastal mismanaged plastic waste generation worldwide 2016, by select country

    • Waste items found along beaches in the U.S. 2019

    • Waste items found along beaches in the U.S. 2019, by state

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