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Of the total metal waste generated in the United States' municipal solid waste stream in 2018, 34.1 percent was recycled. The recycling rate of aluminum that year was 17.2 percent, while ferrous metals had a recycling rate of 33.1 percent.
Recycling rates of metals in municipal solid waste in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by type*
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Environmental Protection Agency. (January 23, 2021). Recycling rates of metals in municipal solid waste in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/249259/rate-of-metals-recovered-from-municipal-solid-waste-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Recycling rates of metals in municipal solid waste in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by type*." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249259/rate-of-metals-recovered-from-municipal-solid-waste-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Recycling rates of metals in municipal solid waste in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/249259/rate-of-metals-recovered-from-municipal-solid-waste-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Recycling Rates of Metals in Municipal Solid Waste in The United States from 1990 to 2018, by Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249259/rate-of-metals-recovered-from-municipal-solid-waste-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Recycling rates of metals in municipal solid waste in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/249259/rate-of-metals-recovered-from-municipal-solid-waste-in-the-us/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Recycling rates of metals in municipal solid waste in the United States from 1990 to 2018, by type* [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/249259/rate-of-metals-recovered-from-municipal-solid-waste-in-the-us/