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Recovery of municipal solid waste: selected materials U.S. 1960-2015

Selected materials recovered from products in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2015, by material (in thousand tons)

The data displays the amount of selected materials recovered from municipal solid waste streams in the U.S. between 1960 and 2015. Approximately 8,230 tons of metals were recycled from municipal solid waste in 2015. Recovery refers to the recovery of postconsumer waste streams.

1960 5080 100 50 0 330 50 0 0
1970 6770 160 480 0 250 60 0 300
1980 11740 750 1220 20 130 160 0 500
1990 20230 2630 3970 370 370 660 130 680
2000 37560 2880 6600 1480 820 1320 1370 980
2005 41960 2590 6990 1780 1050 1830 1830 1210
2010 44570 3130 7920 2500 1440 2050 2280 1330
2011 45900 3180 7600 2660 1330 2010 2350 1370
2012 44360 3210 7630 2800 1270 2230 2410 1330
2013 43400 3150 7870 3000 1240 2300 2470 1310
2014 44400 2990 8230 3190 1440 2260 2570 1470
2015 45320 3030 8230 3140 1510 2450 2660 1430

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