This statistic represents the municipal solid waste (MSW) throughput for waste-to-energy production in the United States from 2001 to 2017. In 2005, waste-to-energy facilities totaled 29,783 tons of MSW throughput. The majority of facilities use a mass burn technology to combust municipal solid waste without pre-processing.
MSW throughput from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in tons)
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Energy Recovery Council . (November 20, 2018). MSW throughput from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/499753/municipal-solid-waste-throughput-for-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council . "MSW throughput from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in tons)." Chart. November 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499753/municipal-solid-waste-throughput-for-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council . (2018). MSW throughput from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499753/municipal-solid-waste-throughput-for-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council . "Msw Throughput from Waste-to-energy Sources in The U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499753/municipal-solid-waste-throughput-for-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/
Energy Recovery Council , MSW throughput from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499753/municipal-solid-waste-throughput-for-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
MSW throughput from waste-to-energy sources in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 (in tons) [Graph], Energy Recovery Council , November 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/499753/municipal-solid-waste-throughput-for-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/