This statistic represents the recovery of food scraps, yard trimmings and other wastes as a percentage of total municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. in 2014. Approximately 61 percent of yard trimmings were recovered.
Recovery of food scraps, yard trimmings and other wastes as a percentage of total U.S. municipal solid waste generation in 2014
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 1, 2016). Recovery of food scraps, yard trimmings and other wastes as a percentage of total U.S. municipal solid waste generation in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186343/us-recovery-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Recovery of food scraps, yard trimmings and other wastes as a percentage of total U.S. municipal solid waste generation in 2014." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186343/us-recovery-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Recovery of food scraps, yard trimmings and other wastes as a percentage of total U.S. municipal solid waste generation in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186343/us-recovery-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Recovery of Food Scraps, Yard Trimmings and Other Wastes as a Percentage of Total U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Generation in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186343/us-recovery-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/
Environmental Protection Agency, Recovery of food scraps, yard trimmings and other wastes as a percentage of total U.S. municipal solid waste generation in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186343/us-recovery-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Recovery of food scraps, yard trimmings and other wastes as a percentage of total U.S. municipal solid waste generation in 2014 [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186343/us-recovery-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/