Approximately ** million tons of cardboard – or what the industry calls corrugated – were recycled in the United States in 2022. This represented an increase of roughly **** million tons in comparison to 2001 levels. In 2022, the recycling rate of cardboard in the U.S. stood at **** percent.
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AF&PA. (August 8, 2023). Carboard recycled in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in million tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1314223/recycling-quantity-old-corrugated-containers-in-the-united-states/
AF&PA. "Carboard recycled in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in million tons)." Chart. August 8, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1314223/recycling-quantity-old-corrugated-containers-in-the-united-states/
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Carboard recycled in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in million tons) [Graph], AF&PA, August 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1314223/recycling-quantity-old-corrugated-containers-in-the-united-states/
