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Recycling of U.S. municipal solid waste 1960-2015

Recovery of U.S. municipal solid waste for recycling from 1960 to 2015 (in million tons)
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The data displays the amount of materials recovered for recycling from the United States municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2015. In 2015, approx. 67.8 million tons of waste were recovered for recycling in the U.S. Overall, the country generated some 262.4 million tons of municipal solid waste.

1960 5.6
1970 8
1980 14.5
1990 29
2000 53
2005 59.2
2010 65.3
2014 66.6
2015 67.8

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