This statistic shows the amount of containers and packaging recovered from the U.S. municipal solid waste stream between 1960 and 2013. In 2000, **** million tons of containers and packaging were recovered from the municipal solid waste stream in the United States.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (June 22, 2015). Containers and packaging recovered in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream from 1960 to 2013 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/186331/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Containers and packaging recovered in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream from 1960 to 2013 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. June 22, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/186331/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2015). Containers and packaging recovered in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream from 1960 to 2013 (in 1,000 tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/186331/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Containers and Packaging Recovered in The U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Stream from 1960 to 2013 (in 1,000 Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Jun 2015, /statistics/186331/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
Environmental Protection Agency, Containers and packaging recovered in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream from 1960 to 2013 (in 1,000 tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/186331/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Containers and packaging recovered in the U.S. municipal solid waste stream from 1960 to 2013 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, June 22, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/186331/us-municipal-solid-waste-containers-and-packaging-recovered-in-2009/
