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U.S. paper and paperboard recovery 1990-2017

Total paper and paperboard recovery in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in million tons)

The data displays total paper and paperboard recovery in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017. In 1990, around 43 million tons of paper and paperboard were recovered in the U.S. Twenty eight years later, this figure stood at almost 50.8 million.

2017 50822
2016 52196
2015 52040
2014 51171
2013 50128
2012 51092
2011 52767
2010 51545
2009 50036
2008 51822
2007 54325
2006 53314
2005 51272
2004 50187
2003 49225
2002 47645
2001 46996
2000 47311
1999 46818
1998 45077
1997 43989
1996 43076
1995 42189
1994 39691
1993 35460
1992 33954
1991 31201
1990 29112