This statistic represents the percent of municipal solid waste (MSW) managed by waste-to-energy facilities in the United States in 2018, based on the leading states. During this year, Maryland waste-to-energy facilities managed 23 percent of the state's total MSW. The majority of facilities use a mass burn technology to combust municipal solid waste without the usually necessary pre-processing.
Leading U.S. states based on percent of MSW used by waste energy in 2018
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Energy Recovery Council . (2018). Leading U.S. states based on percent of MSW used by waste energy in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/499783/waste-to-energy-management-of-msw-in-the-us-by-major-state/
Energy Recovery Council . "Leading U.S. States Based on Percent of Msw Used by Waste Energy in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499783/waste-to-energy-management-of-msw-in-the-us-by-major-state/
Energy Recovery Council , Leading U.S. states based on percent of MSW used by waste energy in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/499783/waste-to-energy-management-of-msw-in-the-us-by-major-state/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Leading U.S. states based on percent of MSW used by waste energy in 2018 [Graph], Energy Recovery Council , November 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/499783/waste-to-energy-management-of-msw-in-the-us-by-major-state/