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90
50%
85.0
Total MSW recycling
Percent recycling
79.4
80
40%
69.4
70
33.4%
60
55.8
30%
31.7%
50
29.0%
26.0%
40
20%
33.2
30
16.2%
10.1%
20
9.6%
10%
7.3%
6.4%
6.6%
6.2%
16.7
14.5
10
9.3
8.0
5.6
6.5
0
0%
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005 2007
Figure 4.4
Recycling rates of municipal solid waste since 1960. (Environmental Protection Agency,
2008)
Table 4.2
Recycling rates of selected products, 2008
Item
Percentage recycled
Auto batteries
99.2
Offi ce-type papers
70.9
Yard trimmings
64.7
Steel cans
62.8
Aluminum beer and soda cans
48.2
Plastic soda bottles
36.6
Tires
35.4
Plastic HDPE bottles
29.3
Glass containers
28.0
PET bottles and jars
27.2
Source: Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United
States: Facts and Figures for 2008, Environmental Protection Agency (2009).
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