The United States generated nearly **** million tons of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018. Out of these, some ** million tons were recycled, while an additional **** million tons were landfilled.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 3, 2022). Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. December 3, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of Paper and Paperboard Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Managed in The United States in 2018, by Treatment Method (in 1,000 Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Dec 2022, /statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/
Environmental Protection Agency, Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Volume of paper and paperboard municipal solid waste (MSW) managed in the United States in 2018, by treatment method (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/278220/us-paper-and-paperboard-recycling-from-municipal-solid-waste/
