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U.S. municipal waste stream recovery by material 2015

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

The data describes the amount of materials that are recovered from the municipal waste stream in the U.S. in 2015, based on type of material. During this year, about 1.51 million tons of rubber and leather materials were recovered from the municipal waste stream. The most preferred component of the United States waste management hierarchy is source reduction and reuse.

Paper and paperboard	45.32
Food, yard trimmings, and inorganic wastes	23.39
Metals	8.23
Plastics	3.14
Glass	3.03
Other	2.93
Wood	2.66
Textiles	2.45
Rubber and leather	1.51

U.S. municipal waste stream recovery by material 2015

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