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Generation and discards of municipal solid waste: U.S. 1960-2015

U.S. municipal solid waste generation and discards from 1960 to 2015 (in million tons)

The data describes municipal solid waste generation and discards in the U.S. between 1960 and 2015. In 2015, approx. 254.1 million tons of municipal solid waste were generated here, 166.9 millions of which were discards.

1960	88.1	82.5
1970	121.1	112.7
1980	151.6	134.4
1990	208.3	145.3
2000	242.5	140.3
2005	253.7	142.3
2010	251.05	136.1
2014	258.95	136.17
2015	262.43	137.7

Generation and discards of municipal solid waste: U.S. 1960-2015

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