North America's organic waste diversion and disposal by country 2017

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
This statistic describes the annual diversion and disposal of organic waste in North America in 2017, with a breakdown by country. During that year, the United States disposed approximately 142.3 million metric tons of organic waste.

Volume of organic waste diverted and disposed in North America in 2017, by country

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December 2017

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Canada, Mexico, United States

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2017

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