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Recycling of paper and paperboard from U.S. municipal solid waste by type 2015

Recycling of paper and paperboard from U.S. municipal solid waste in 2015, by type (in thousand tons)

The data displays the rate of recycling of paper and paperboard from U.S. municipal solid waste in 2015, by management type. In that year, around 39.9 million tons of paper and paperboard products were generated in municipal solid waste.

Generation 39920
Recycled 31200
Landfilled 7010
Combusted with energy recovery 1710