The statistic shows the weight of paper and paperboard discarded in the municipal waste stream in the United States between 1960 and 2014. Approximately 19.5 million tons of paperboard were discarded in 2014.
Weight of paper and paperboard discarded in the municipal waste stream in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014 (in 1,000 tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 30, 2016). Weight of paper and paperboard discarded in the municipal waste stream in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185749/paper-and-paperboard-discarded-in-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Weight of paper and paperboard discarded in the municipal waste stream in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. December 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185749/paper-and-paperboard-discarded-in-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Weight of paper and paperboard discarded in the municipal waste stream in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185749/paper-and-paperboard-discarded-in-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Weight of Paper and Paperboard Discarded in The Municipal Waste Stream in The U.S. from 1960 to 2014 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185749/paper-and-paperboard-discarded-in-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/
Environmental Protection Agency, Weight of paper and paperboard discarded in the municipal waste stream in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185749/paper-and-paperboard-discarded-in-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Weight of paper and paperboard discarded in the municipal waste stream in the U.S. from 1960 to 2014 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185749/paper-and-paperboard-discarded-in-us-municipal-waste-since-1960/