The United States generated million short tons of plastic containers and packaging in the municipal solid waste stream in 2018. The annual amount of plastic containers and packaging waste generated in the North American country has roughly doubled since 1990. The United States produces more than ** million short tons of plastic waste each year.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 3, 2022). Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste generated in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 short tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1228171/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-generation/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste generated in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 short tons)." Chart. December 3, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/1228171/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-generation/
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Plastic containers and packaging municipal solid waste generated in the United States from 1960 to 2018 (in 1,000 short tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1228171/us-plastics-container-packaging-waste-generation/
