The statistic shows the percentage of metals in total municipal solid waste discards in the United States between 1960 and 2014. In 2014, metals accounted for 9.4 percent of total municipal solid waste discards.
Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 30, 2016). Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014." Chart. December 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of Metals in Total U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Discards from 1960 to 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Percentage of metals in total U.S. municipal solid waste discards from 1960 to 2014 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185893/percentage-of-metals-in-us-discarded-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/