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U.S. municipal solid waste: plastics generation by category 2015

Plastics found in products in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream in 2015, by category (in thousand tons)
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The data displays the amount of plastics found in products in the United States municipal solid waste stream between in 2015, by category. In durable goods, some 12.5 million tons of plastics was found in 2015.

Total 34500
Containers and packaging 14680
Durable goods 12500
Nondurable goods 7320

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