The source adds that all consumer product segments (e.g. food, household goods, beverages, homewares, furniture, home improvement, electronics, apparel, health, beauty, sports, games, leisure and hobby, entertainment, and other various products) were added.
Numbers refer to the total number of unused items that were disposed of in different ways in 2022.
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Leading ways in which unused items were disposed of in the United States 2022
In 2023, somewhat equal amounts (*) of unused items in the United States were either donated or sold secondhand online. Only a fifth of a total of almost items went into trash or recycling bins. This would sum up to approximately **** billion U.S. dollars' worth of discarded items, which otherwise would have been fit for sale.
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Mercari. (July 25, 2023). Total number of discarded items in the United States in 2022, by disposal method (in billions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1426718/unused-item-disposal-in-the-usa/
Mercari. "Total number of discarded items in the United States in 2022, by disposal method (in billions)." Chart. July 25, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1426718/unused-item-disposal-in-the-usa/
Mercari. (2023). Total number of discarded items in the United States in 2022, by disposal method (in billions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1426718/unused-item-disposal-in-the-usa/
Mercari. "Total Number of Discarded Items in The United States in 2022, by Disposal Method (in Billions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Jul 2023, /statistics/1426718/unused-item-disposal-in-the-usa/
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Total number of discarded items in the United States in 2022, by disposal method (in billions) [Graph], Mercari, July 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1426718/unused-item-disposal-in-the-usa/
