The scrap recycling industry in the United States employed over *** thousand people in 2021. Direct jobs accounted for roughly one-third of the positions. Overall, the economic impact of the scrap recycling industry in the U.S. was estimated at *** billion U.S. dollars in 2021.
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ISRI. (January 17, 2024). Number of scrap recycling industry jobs in the United States in 2021, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/742446/employment-in-the-us-scrap-recycling-industry-by-sector/
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Number of scrap recycling industry jobs in the United States in 2021, by sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], ISRI, January 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/742446/employment-in-the-us-scrap-recycling-industry-by-sector/
