In 2021, over 10 billion U.S. dollars worth of aluminum were recycled from scrap in the United States. This represented an increase of some 67 percent in comparison to the previous year. This growth was mainly associated with a spike in aluminum scrap price in the U.S. that year.
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Value of aluminum recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Geological Survey. (April 27, 2023). Value of aluminum recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209410/recycled-value-of-aluminum-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Value of aluminum recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209410/recycled-value-of-aluminum-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Value of aluminum recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209410/recycled-value-of-aluminum-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey. "Value of Aluminum Recycled from Scrap in The United States from 2005 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209410/recycled-value-of-aluminum-in-the-us/
US Geological Survey, Value of aluminum recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209410/recycled-value-of-aluminum-in-the-us/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Value of aluminum recycled from scrap in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Geological Survey, April 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209410/recycled-value-of-aluminum-in-the-us/
