The United States generated nearly 67.4 million tons of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018. Out of these, some 46 million tons were recycled, while an additional 17.2 million tons were landfilled.
Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 3, 2022). Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. December 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of Paper and Paperboard Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Managed in The United States in 2018, by Treatment Method (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/
Environmental Protection Agency, Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/