The statistic shows the percentage of paper and paperboard in total municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. between 1960 and 2014. Paper and paperboard accounted for 26.5 percent of total municipal solid waste generation in 2014.
Percentage of paper and paperboard in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 30, 2016). Percentage of paper and paperboard in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185858/percentage-of-paper-and-paperboard-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of paper and paperboard in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014." Chart. December 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185858/percentage-of-paper-and-paperboard-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Percentage of paper and paperboard in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185858/percentage-of-paper-and-paperboard-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Percentage of Paper and Paperboard in Municipal Solid Waste Generation in The U.S. from 1960 to 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185858/percentage-of-paper-and-paperboard-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Percentage of paper and paperboard in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185858/percentage-of-paper-and-paperboard-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Percentage of paper and paperboard in municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185858/percentage-of-paper-and-paperboard-in-us-municipal-solid-waste-since-1960/