Indiana was the U.S. state with the highest per capita waste acceptance in landfills in 2019, accounting for about 2.35 short tons of waste per capita, followed closely by Michigan, with 2.27 short tons of landfill waste accepted per person.
Annual new landfill waste accepted per capita in the United States in 2019, by select state (in short tons)
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BigRentz. (January 21, 2020). Annual new landfill waste accepted per capita in the United States in 2019, by select state (in short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105849/accepted-waste-per-capita-in-us-landfills-by-major-state/
BigRentz. "Annual new landfill waste accepted per capita in the United States in 2019, by select state (in short tons)." Chart. January 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105849/accepted-waste-per-capita-in-us-landfills-by-major-state/
BigRentz. (2020). Annual new landfill waste accepted per capita in the United States in 2019, by select state (in short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105849/accepted-waste-per-capita-in-us-landfills-by-major-state/
BigRentz. "Annual New Landfill Waste Accepted per Capita in The United States in 2019, by Select State (in Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105849/accepted-waste-per-capita-in-us-landfills-by-major-state/
BigRentz, Annual new landfill waste accepted per capita in the United States in 2019, by select state (in short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105849/accepted-waste-per-capita-in-us-landfills-by-major-state/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Annual new landfill waste accepted per capita in the United States in 2019, by select state (in short tons) [Graph], BigRentz, January 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105849/accepted-waste-per-capita-in-us-landfills-by-major-state/