This statistic displays the volume of paper and paperboard that has been disposed into from landfills in the United States between 1993 and 2019. In 2019, the amount of paper and paperboard going to landfills stood at **** million metric tons.
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AF&PA (Paper Recycles). (May 18, 2020). Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
AF&PA (Paper Recycles). "Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 18, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
AF&PA (Paper Recycles). (2020). Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
AF&PA (Paper Recycles). "Volume of Paper and Paperboard Landfilled in The United States from 1993 to 2019 (in Million Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 May 2020, /statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
AF&PA (Paper Recycles), Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Volume of paper and paperboard landfilled in the United States from 1993 to 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph], AF&PA (Paper Recycles), May 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/553103/volume-of-paper-and-paperboard-landfilled-in-the-united-states/
