C9310A59-16D2-4002-B36B-2B0A1C637D4E en-us utf8 dataset Ron Vance U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) - Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) vance.ron@epa.gov author 2024-02-13 ISO 19115 Geographic information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003 Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) - Materials and Waste Management in the United States Key Facts and Figures 2020 publication 2020-11-13 revision Ron Vance U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) - Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) vance.ron@epa.gov originator Each year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces a report titled Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures. It includes information on municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and management. The 2018 report provides information on recycled commodity values for MSW, and information on construction and demolition debris, which is outside of the scope of MSW, but is a significant component of the non-hazardous waste stream. The Facts and Figures report also provides summary information on the benefits of recycling from EPA’s 2020 Recycling Economic Information Report. The Facts and Figures webite includes recent reports (2012 to 2018) as well as historical information on materials in the U.S. municipal waste stream 1960 to 2018 (in tons). The reports for both current and historical waste prevention can be accessed at EPA’s sustainable materials management (SMM) website. The recent Annual Facts and Figures reports are accessible at the following link: https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling. Historical data as well as studies and summary tables related to the Advancing Sustainable Materials Management Report are accessible here: https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/studies-summary-tables-and-data-related. An Excel file containing the data from 1960 – 2018 is located here: https://edg.epa.gov/data/PUBLIC/OLEM/Materials_Municipal_Waste_Stream_1960_2018.xlsx. EPA also maintains a list of state and local waste characterization studies (reports are not available for all states). You can search for your state at https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/state-and-local-data-about-materials-waste-and. The purpose of this data set is to allow users to access information regarding Municipal Solid Waste as part of EPA's SMM program. It allows individuals to understand how much material for selected products is contributed to the municipal waste stream. SMM represents a change in how our society thinks about the use of natural resources and environmental protection. How our society uses materials is fundamental to our economic and environmental future. Global competition for finite resources will intensify as world population and economies grow. More productive and less impactful use of materials helps our society remain economically competitive, contributes to our prosperity and protects the environment in a resource-constrained future. Ron Vance U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) - Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) vance.ron@epa.gov owner annually Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) Resource Conservation Disposal Waste Recovery Sustainability Recycling Diversion Landfill Environment United States Environment theme User Environment theme EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus United States place None otherRestrictions otherRestrictions https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html public unclassified FIPS Pub 199 Standard Technical Controls en-us environment USA -180 -66 18 72 Ron Vance U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) - Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) vance.ron@epa.gov distributor website reports website https://edg.epa.gov/data/PUBLIC/OLEM/Materials_Municipal_Waste_Stream_1960_2018.xlsx download