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U.S. municipal solid waste recovery per person 1960-2014

Volume of municipal solid waste recycled and composted per capita between 1960 and 2014 (in pounds per person per day)

The data displays the per capita amount of materials recovered (recycled or composted) from the United States municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2014. In 2014, approx. 1.14 pounds of waste per person were recycled per day in the U.S.

1960	0.17
1970	0.22
1980	0.35
1990	0.64	0.09
2000	1.03	0.32
2005	1.1	0.38
2010	1.16	0.36
2012	1.14	0.37
2013	1.13	0.39
2014	1.14	0.4

U.S. municipal solid waste recovery per person 1960-2014

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