Sustainable Materials Management

Each year EPA releases the Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures Fact Sheet, formerly called Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: Facts and Figures. It includes information on Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generation, recycling, composting, other food management, combustion with energy recovery, and landfilling. The 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 fact sheets also include information on construction and demolition debris, which is outside of the scope of MSW. Data are in U.S. short tons unless specified.

EPA also released the 2018 Wasted Food Report.

• 2018 Facts and Figures Fact Sheet (pdf) (4.86 MB)
• 2018 Data Tables (pdf) (7.84 MB)
• 2018 Wasted Food Report (pdf) (2.28 MB)
• 2017 Facts and Figures Fact Sheet (pdf) (4.06 MB, November 2019, 530-F-19-007)
• 2016 and 2017 Data Tables (pdf) (9.55 MB, November 2019)
• 2015 Facts and Figures Fact Sheet (pdf) (4.98 MB)
• 2015 Data Tables (pdf) (6.52 MB)
• 2014 Facts and Figures Fact Sheet (pdf) (2.18 MB)
• 2014 Data Tables (pdf) (7 MB)
• 2013 Facts and Figures Fact Sheet (pdf) (1.64 MB)
• 2013 Facts and Figures Full Report (pdf) (12.13 MB)
• 2012 Facts and Figures Fact Sheet (pdf) (1.17 MB)
• 2012 Data Tables (pdf) (1.59 MB)
• Methodology for MSW Characterization Numbers (pdf) (77.85 KB)
• Methodology for Estimating MSW Recycling Benefits (pdf) (161.09 KB)
• Methodology Document for Selected Municipal Solid Waste Products (pdf) (1005.09 KB, April 2014)

Learn More:

• Solid Waste
• What Is Gasification
• Gasification Municipal Trash
• Energy from Waste
• MSW Energy Italy
• Feasibility Studies
• Turn-Key Projects

Turn Municipal Solid Waste Into Energy and Value

EPA data tracks US municipal solid waste generation, recycling, composting, and combustion with energy recovery.

Klean’s gasification converts MSW into syngas, electricity, and fuels instead of landfilling or incinerating it.

Why Choose Klean Industries’ Gasification?

✅ Convert municipal solid waste into syngas and energy
✅ Reduce landfill volumes with gasification
✅ Produce fuels, power, and chemicals from MSW
✅ Turn-key EPC and feasibility studies to de-risk projects

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