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U.S. waste-to-energy MSW throughput 2001-2014

MSW throughput from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2014 (in tons)

The data describes the municipal solid waste (MSW) throughput for waste-to-energy production in the U.S. from 2001 to 2014. In 2005, waste-to-energy facilities totaled 29,783 tons of MSW throughput. The majority of facilities use a mass burn technology to combust municipal solid waste without pre-processing.

2001	29921
2002	29837
2003	29881
2004	29868
2005	29783
2006	30092
2007	29162
2008	30045
2009	30004
2010	29512
2011	30155
2012	30211
2013	30041
2014	29722

U.S. waste-to-energy MSW throughput 2001-2014

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