Waste-to-Energy Plants in USA

Data analysis on the recovery of energy and materials from post-recycling municipal solid waste in the USA

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Interactive Map of Waste-to-Energy Plants in USA
(Data 2018)

This map presents an interactive way to discover Waste-to-Energy capacity in USA, based on information gathered from owner and operators of Waste-to-Energy plants. We strive to provide the most reliable information possible, but do not in any way guarantee a complete accuracy of this data.

  • The total generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 was 292.4 million tons or 4.9 pounds per person per day.
  • 69 million tons were recycled and 25 million tons were composted (32.1%)
  • 17.7 million tons of food were managed by other methods. (animal feed, bio-based materials/biochemical processing, co-digestion/anaerobic digestion, donation, land application and sewer/wastewater treatment).
  • 35 million tons of MSW (11.8%) were combusted with energy recovery and more than 146 million tons of MSW (50%) were landfilled.

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