New scrap refers to scrap that results from the manufacturing process, including metal and alloy production. New scrap of aluminum, copper, lead and tin excludes home scrap, which is scrap generated and recycled in the metal producing plant.Â
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New scrap metals recycled volume in the U.S. 2019, by type
This statistic shows the quantity of selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019. In that year, approximately **** million metric tons of magnesium was recycled from new scrap.
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US Geological Survey. (June 17, 2021). Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey. "Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 17, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey. (2021). Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal (in 1,000 metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
US Geological Survey. "Selected Metals Recycled from New Scrap in The United States in 2019, by Metal (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Jun 2021, /statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
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Selected metals recycled from new scrap in the United States in 2019, by metal (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, June 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/251332/selected-metals-recycled-from-new-scrap-in-the-us-by-metal/
