Recycling Statistics and Information
Statistics and information on the recycling of mineral commodities
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Annual Publications
- Recycling—Metals
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| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 tables-only release | 2020 preliminary tables | 2021 tables-only release | - Recycling—Nonferrous Metals
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| 1994 | 1995 | - Archive
| 1932-1993 |
Circulars
- Aggregates from Natural and Recycled Sources: Economic Assessments for Construction Applications--A Materials Flow Analysis
C-1176 - Crushed Cement Concrete Substitution for Construction Aggregates--A Materials Flow Analysis
C-1177 - Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States
Circular 1196 (Supersedes Open-File Report 2005-1051)- Overview of Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States
Circular 1196-AA - Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States
Circular 1196-A-M (chapters on chromium, cobalt, gold, iron and steel, lead, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, niobium, platinum, tantalum, tin, and zinc) - Silver Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-N - Cadmium Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-O - Beryllium Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-P - Antimony Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-Q (Supersedes Open-File Report 2005-1079) - Tungsten Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-R - Vanadium recycling in the United States in 2004
Circular 1196-S - Selenium Recycling in the United States in 2004
Circular 1196-T - Mercury Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-U (Supersedes Open-File Report 2005-1236) - Germanium Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-V (Supersedes Open-File Report 2005-1274) - Aluminum Recycling in the United States in 2000
Circular 1196-W (Supersedes Open-File Report 2005-1051) - Copper Recycling in the United States in 2004
Circular 1196-X - Titanium Recycling in the United States in 2004
Circular 1196-Y - Nickel Recycling in the United States in 2004
Circular 1196–Z
- Overview of Flow Studies for Recycling Metal Commodities in the United States
Fact Sheets
- Metal Stocks in Use in the United States
FS-2005-3090 - Obsolete Computers, 'Gold Mine,' or High-Tech Trash? Resource Recovery from Recycling
FS-060-01 - Recycled Aggregates -- Profitable Resource Conservation
FS-181-99 - Recycled Cell Phones—A Treasure Trove of Valuable Metals
Fact Sheet 2006-3097
Open-File Reports
- Stocks and Flows of Lead-Based Wheel Weights in the United States
Open-File Report 2006-1111
Scientific Investigations Reports
- Flow of Cadmium from Rechargeable Batteries in the United States, 1996-2007
SIR-2007–5198 - Metal Prices in the United States through 2010
Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5188 - Rare Earth Elements—End Use and Recyclability
SIR-2011-5094
Other Sources of Information
- Sibley, S.F., and Staff, 2003, Recycling of Selected Metals in the United States in Proceedings, on CD-ROM, International Symposium on Metals and Energy Recovery, Kongresscenter, June 25-26, 2003, Skelleftea, Sweden, 38 p.