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U.S. municipal solid waste landfills by region 2015

Number of U.S. landfill facilities in 2015, by region

The data describes the number of landfill facilities in the U.S. in 2015, by region. In western United States, there were 630 landfill facilities that year. The total number of municipal solid waste landfills decreased from 6,326 to 1,738 between 1990 and 2015.

The recycling rates of countries around the world can be viewed here.

West	630
South	624
Midwest	364
Northeast	120

U.S. municipal solid waste landfills by region 2015

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