This statistic shows the amount of various materials found in containers and packaging generated in 2013 in municipal solid waste in the U.S. In this year, some 2.4 million tons worth of steel containers and packaging were generated.
Amount of containers and packaging generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2013 (in million tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (June 22, 2015). Amount of containers and packaging generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2013 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186328/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-generated-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of containers and packaging generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2013 (in million tons)." Chart. June 22, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186328/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-generated-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2015). Amount of containers and packaging generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2013 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186328/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-generated-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of Containers and Packaging Generated in U.S. Municipal Solid Waste in 2013 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186328/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-generated-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency, Amount of containers and packaging generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2013 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186328/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-generated-in-2009/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Amount of containers and packaging generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2013 (in million tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, June 22, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186328/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-generated-in-2009/