Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day)
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Overview
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Generation
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- Basic Statistic Municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Basic Statistic Per capita municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Basic Statistic Municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. 1960-2018, by material
- Basic Statistic Breakdown of municipal waste materials generated in the U.S. 2018, by type
- Premium Statistic Municipal solid waste disposal by methods in the U.S. 1960-2018
Landfill
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- Premium Statistic Municipal solid waste disposal methods in the U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Municipal solid waste landfilled in the U.S. 1960-2018, by material
- Premium Statistic Breakdown of landfilled municipal solid waste materials in the U.S. 2018, by type
- Basic Statistic U.S. municipal solid waste landfills 1990 to 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. state breakdown of operating landfills by type 2019
- Premium Statistic Price of landfilling municipal waste in the U.S. 2020-2022, by region
Recycling
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- Basic Statistic Municipal solid waste recycled in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Volume of municipal solid waste composted in the U.S. 1990-2018
- Basic Statistic Recycling rate of municipal solid waste in the United States 1960-2018
- Premium Statistic Municipal solid waste recycled in the U.S. 1960-2018, by material
- Basic Statistic Share of municipal solid waste recycled in the U.S. 2018, by material
- Premium Statistic Per capita municipal solid waste recycled in the U.S. 1960-2018
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Market capitalization of U.S. solid waste companies 2019
- Premium Statistic Leading waste management companies in the United States 2022, by revenue
- Basic Statistic Waste Management Inc's operating revenue 2010-2023
- Basic Statistic Republic Services operating revenue 2010-2023
- Premium Statistic Waste Connections operating revenue 2013-2023
Further related statistics
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- California's landfilled waste volume 1995-2019
- U.S. solid waste exports from California 1995-2019
- Percentage of glass in U.S. discarded municipal solid waste 1960-2014
- MSW recycled and composted in the U.S. 1960-2018
- U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery 1970-2014
- U.S. municipal solid waste - discards to landfill and other disposal 1960-2014
- Waste recovery as share of generation: yard trimmings and other waste 2014
- Material recovery from municipal waste in G8 countries
- Vancouver's recycling rate 2000-2018
- Percentage of metals in discarded U.S. municipal solid waste 1960-2014
- Recycling of municipal waste in Bulgaria 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Croatia 2009-2017
- East Asia and Pacific regions - composition of municipal waste 2025
- Per capita municipal waste generation daily volume Gangwon, South Korea 2008-2021
- Volume of non-hazardous solid municipal waste generated in Abu Dhabi 2012-2019
- Recovered black liquor volume of the paper manufacturing industry Japan 2012-2021
- OECD member states - composition of municipal waste 2025
- Middle East and North Africa - composition of municipal waste 2025
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- California's landfilled waste volume 1995-2019
- U.S. solid waste exports from California 1995-2019
- Percentage of glass in U.S. discarded municipal solid waste 1960-2014
- MSW recycled and composted in the U.S. 1960-2018
- U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery 1970-2014
- U.S. municipal solid waste - discards to landfill and other disposal 1960-2014
- Waste recovery as share of generation: yard trimmings and other waste 2014
- Material recovery from municipal waste in G8 countries
- Vancouver's recycling rate 2000-2018
- Percentage of metals in discarded U.S. municipal solid waste 1960-2014
- Recycling of municipal waste in Bulgaria 2009-2017
- Recycling of municipal waste in Croatia 2009-2017
- East Asia and Pacific regions - composition of municipal waste 2025
- Per capita municipal waste generation daily volume Gangwon, South Korea 2008-2021
- Volume of non-hazardous solid municipal waste generated in Abu Dhabi 2012-2019
- Recovered black liquor volume of the paper manufacturing industry Japan 2012-2021
- OECD member states - composition of municipal waste 2025
- Middle East and North Africa - composition of municipal waste 2025
Environmental Protection Agency. (December 15, 2020). Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day)." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Municipal Solid Waste Generation per Capita in The United States from 1960 to 2018 (in Pounds per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Municipal solid waste generation per capita in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in pounds per day) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186348/us-municipal-solid-waste-generated-per-person-since-1960/