What We Recycle (United States)
| Waste Material | Total Amount | Amount Recycled | Recycling Rate |
| Paper | 77.4 million tons | 42.9 million tons | 56% |
| Plastic | 30 million tons | 2.1 million tons | 7.1% |
| Glass | 12.2 million tons | 2.8 millions tons | 23.1% |
| Aluminum | 3.4 million tons | 720,000 tons | 21.1% |
| ALL WASTE | 249.6 million tons | 82.9 million tons | 33.2% |
From Washington Examiner (stats from the EPA)
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