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U.S. municipal waste stream discards by material 2015

Amount of municipal solid waste landfilled in the U.S. in 2015, by material (in of million tons)

The data describes the amount of materials that are discarded within the municipal waste stream in the U.S. in 2015, based on type of material. During this year, about 4.48 million tons of rubber and leather materials were discarded from the municipal waste stream. The most preferred component of the United States waste management hierarchy is source reduction and reuse.

Food, yard trimmings, and inorganic wastes	44.26
Plastics	26.01
Paper and paperboard	18.28
Metals	13.07
Wood	11.06
Textiles	10.53
Glass	6.97
Rubber and leather	4.48
Other	3.04

U.S. municipal waste stream discards by material 2015

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