In 2022, around *** million metric tons of recycled materials were processed in the U.S., slightly down from *** million metric tons a year earlier. That latter year, the scrap recycling industry in the U.S. had an economic impact estimated at *** billion U.S. dollars.
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ISRI. (January 17, 2024). Estimated volume of recycled materials processed in the United States from 2018 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 18, 2026, from /statistics/1469794/volume-scrap-processed-us/
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