This statistic presents the share of energy recovered from municipal solid waste in the United States in 2016, broken down by material type. Some 51.2 percent of waste-to-energy conversions in the U.S. came from paper products.
Share of energy recovered from municipal solid waste in the United States in 2016, by material
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Quartz. (November 1, 2016). Share of energy recovered from municipal solid waste in the United States in 2016, by material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730598/conversion-of-municipal-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/
Quartz. "Share of energy recovered from municipal solid waste in the United States in 2016, by material." Chart. November 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730598/conversion-of-municipal-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/
Quartz. (2016). Share of energy recovered from municipal solid waste in the United States in 2016, by material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730598/conversion-of-municipal-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/
Quartz. "Share of Energy Recovered from Municipal Solid Waste in The United States in 2016, by Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730598/conversion-of-municipal-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/
Quartz, Share of energy recovered from municipal solid waste in the United States in 2016, by material Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730598/conversion-of-municipal-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Share of energy recovered from municipal solid waste in the United States in 2016, by material [Graph], Quartz, November 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/730598/conversion-of-municipal-waste-to-energy-in-the-us/