Copper recycling - value in the United States 2005-2015

Value of copper recycled from scrap in the U.S. between 2005 and 2015 (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the value of copper recycled from old and new scrap in the U.S. between 2005 and 2015. In 2015, around 4.55 billion USD worth of copper was recycled from scrap in the United States Figures include metal recovered from new plus old scrap.

2005 3.64
2006 6.72
2007 6.75
2008 6.05
2009 4.13
2010 6.03
2011 7.18
2012 6.53
2013 5.96
2014 5.91
2015 4.55