On America Recycles Day, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a National Recycling Goal to increase the U.S. recycling rate of materials generated in municipal solid waste (MSW) to 50 percent by 2030. To further this goal and support the building of new recycling infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), EPA developed a map displaying estimated generation of recyclable materials, estimated recycled quantities, existing recycling infrastructure, potential recycling end markets, and other MSW infrastructure such as landfills and transfer stations. The map can be used to identify infrastructure gaps, facilitate a needs analysis, and better understand where funding could be allocated to enhance markets. The bottle bill layer is sourced from the Container Recycling Institute’s Bottle Bill Resource Guide. For each state, EPA provides information on whether the state has a bottle bill, the deposit prices for aluminum, glass, and PET, and notes on the materials accepted. States that do not have bottle bills are grayed out in the layer. Landfill tipping fees are sourced from the annual Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) Analysis of MSW Landfill Tipping Fees 2020 report. A single tipping fee is reported for each state. Note that the information included in this map is a snapshot of landfill tipping fees in 2020, and tipping fees are expected to fluctuate over time. The map provides estimated U.S. recycling quantities, infrastructure, materials markets, and supporting market factors using the best available data at the time the map was developed (2021-2022). While data sources range from 2011 to 2021, the most data are from 2018-2021. Refer to the technical methodology document for the specific years of data used to create each data layer. The map was created by Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc), a consultancy supporting EPA to develop the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map. The map is managed by EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. This project was supported in part by an appointment to the Research Participation Program at the Office of Land and Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and EPA.

Click here to download these data in a file geodatabase. Log into ArcGIS Online to download data directly from this feature service. Create an ArcGIS Online account.On America Recycles Day, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a National Recycling Goal to increase the U.S. recycling rate of materials generated in municipal solid waste (MSW) to 50 percent by 2030. To further this goal and support the building of new recycling infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), EPA developed a map displaying estimated generation of recyclable materials, estimated recycled quantities, existing recycling infrastructure, potential recycling end markets, and other MSW infrastructure such as landfills and transfer stations. The map can be used to identify infrastructure gaps, facilitate a needs analysis, and better understand where funding could be allocated to enhance markets. The bottle bill layer is sourced from the Container Recycling Institute’s Bottle Bill Resource Guide. For each state, EPA provides information on whether the state has a bottle bill, the deposit prices for aluminum, glass, and PET, and notes on the materials accepted. States that do not have bottle bills are grayed out in the layer. Landfill tipping fees are sourced from the annual Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) Analysis of MSW Landfill Tipping Fees 2020 report. A single tipping fee is reported for each state. Note that the information included in this map is a snapshot of landfill tipping fees in 2020, and tipping fees are expected to fluctuate over time. The map provides estimated U.S. recycling quantities, infrastructure, materials markets, and supporting market factors using the best available data at the time the map was developed (2021-2022). While data sources range from 2011 to 2021, the most data are from 2018-2021. Refer to the technical methodology document for the specific years of data used to create each data layer. The map was created by Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc), a consultancy supporting EPA to develop the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map. The map is managed by EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. This project was supported in part by an appointment to the Research Participation Program at the Office of Land and Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and EPA.

On America Recycles Day, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a National Recycling Goal to increase the U.S. recycling rate of materials generated in municipal solid waste (MSW) to 50 percent by 2030. To further this goal and support the building of new recycling infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), EPA developed a map displaying estimated generation of recyclable materials, estimated recycled quantities, existing recycling infrastructure, potential recycling end markets, and other MSW infrastructure such as landfills and transfer stations. The map can be used to identify infrastructure gaps, facilitate a needs analysis, and better understand where funding could be allocated to enhance markets. This dataset provides estimated tons generated and recycled by U.S. ZIP code and material. It relies on materials management reports and surveys from various states and regions, State Measurement Program (SMP) data, the Ball Corporation's Fifty States of Recycling, EPA's EPA’s Excess Food Opportunities Map, and the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey dataset. EPA estimated the quantities generated and recycled by ZIP code by dividing state reported generation and recycled quantities by the population for each state and for each material to arrive at state-specific per capita rates. Those per capita rates were then applied to the population of each ZIP code in each corresponding state. By clicking on the map, the user can see the estimated tons generated per capita and recycled per capita. Estimated recycling potential for each material is the difference between estimated tons generated and estimated tons recycled. The ZIP codes with the greatest difference in generated and recycled tons have higher estimated recycling potential.The data were then integrated with a U.S. Census Bureau Tiger Database ZIP code shapefile to create the resulting data layer. The ZIP code shapefile was simplified to remove vertices. This dataset includes 16 recyclable material types: aluminum, cardboard, electronics, food waste, glass, HDPE bottles #2, PET bottles #1, PET other #1, PP (polypropylene) containers #5, rigid plastics #3 to #7, steel cans, tires, paper, textiles, yard trimmings, and wood. Note that there are certain materials for which data are not available for every state. In these cases, the layer will only display ZIP codes where data are available.The map provides estimated U.S. recycling quantities, infrastructure, materials markets, and supporting market factors using the best available data at the time the map was developed (2021-2022). While data sources range from 2011 to 2021, most data are from 2018-2021. The map was created and by Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc), a consultancy supporting EPA to develop the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map. The map is managed by EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. This project was supported in part by an appointment to the Research Participation Program at the Office of Land and Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and EPA.

Click here to download these data in a file geodatabase. Log into ArcGIS Online to download data directly from this feature service. Create an ArcGIS Online account.On America Recycles Day, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a National Recycling Goal to increase the U.S. recycling rate of materials generated in municipal solid waste (MSW) to 50 percent by 2030. To further this goal and support the building of new recycling infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), EPA developed a map displaying estimated generation of recyclable materials, estimated recycled quantities, existing recycling infrastructure, potential recycling end markets, and other MSW infrastructure such as landfills and transfer stations. The map can be used to identify infrastructure gaps, facilitate a needs analysis, and better understand where funding could be allocated to enhance markets. This dataset provides locations of potential primary recycling end markets in the U.S. Potential primary end markets are defined as industries that can potentially use recycled material directly in production. The dataset includes end markets for 10 different materials: glass, food waste, paper, organics, leather, plastics, metals, rubber, textiles, and wood. The data provide facility name, facility address, phone, website, NAICS code, NAICS description, relevant material type(s), and whether they use multiple material types. The layer relies on data from D&B Hoovers 2021. To identify the industries associated with potential primary end markets, EPA relied on industry reports (e.g., IBISWorld) that define the potential primary end markets for recyclable materials. EPA identified the NAICS codes for relevant industries, categorized them by material type, and compiled the list of facilities associated with those NAICS codes from D&B Hoovers. Finally, EPA pulled information from D&B Hoovers for each facility and geocoded facilities using their addresses. The map provides estimated U.S. recycling quantities, infrastructure, materials markets, and supporting market factors using the best available data at the time the map was developed (2021-2022). While data sources range from 2011 to 2021, most data are from 2018-2021. The map was created and by Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc), a consultancy supporting EPA to develop the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map. The map is managed by EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. This project was supported in part by an appointment to the Research Participation Program at the Office of Land and Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and EPA.

Click here to download these data in a file geodatabase. Log into ArcGIS Online to download data directly from this feature service. Create an ArcGIS Online account.On America Recycles Day, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a National Recycling Goal to increase the U.S. recycling rate of materials generated in municipal solid waste (MSW) to 50 percent by 2030. To further this goal and support the building of new recycling infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), EPA developed a map displaying estimated generation of recyclable materials, estimated recycled quantities, existing recycling infrastructure, potential recycling end markets, and other MSW infrastructure such as landfills and transfer stations. The map can be used to identify infrastructure gaps, facilitate a needs analysis, and better understand where funding could be allocated to enhance markets. This dataset provides locations of recycling of 15 different types of recycling and other municipal solid waste infrastructure. The dataset includes 15 different types of recycling infrastructure: material recovery facilities (MRFs), anaerobic digesters, composting facilities, electronics recyclers, glass recycling facilities, glass secondary processors, MSW landfills, metals recycling facilities, paper recycling facilities, plastic recycling facilities, textile recycling facilities, tire recycling facilities, transfer stations, wood recycling facilities, and wood secondary processors. The data provide facility name, facility address, county, phone, email, website, NAICS code, infrastructure type, and feedstock for each facility. It relies on data from the Recycling Partnership, Closed Loop Partners, Glass Packaging Institute, and various recycling directories and state websites. Data on anaerobic digesters and composting facilities are pulled from EPA’s Excess Food Opportunities Map. Metals recycling facilities and tire recycling facilities are pulled from EPA’s Disaster Debris Recovery Tool. Information on recycling facilities contained in this map does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by EPA. The map provides estimated U.S. recycling quantities, infrastructure, materials markets, and supporting market factors using the best available data at the time the map was developed (2021-2022). While data sources range from 2011 to 2021, most data are from 2018-2021. The map was created and by Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc), a consultancy supporting EPA to develop the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map. The map is managed by EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. This project was supported in part by an appointment to the Research Participation Program at the Office of Land and Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and EPA.

On America Recycles Day, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a National Recycling Goal to increase the U.S. recycling rate of materials generated in municipal solid waste (MSW) to 50 percent by 2030. To further this goal and support the building of new recycling infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), EPA developed a map displaying estimated generation of recyclable materials, estimated recycled quantities, existing recycling infrastructure, potential recycling end markets, and other MSW infrastructure such as landfills and transfer stations. The map can be used to identify infrastructure gaps, facilitate a needs analysis, and better understand where funding could be allocated to enhance markets. This dataset provides locations of potential recycling end markets in the U.S. Potential secondary end markets are industries that can potentially purchase and use the outputs, made with recycled content, of primary end markets. The dataset includes end markets for 7 different materials: glass, paper, organics, plastics, metals, textiles, and wood. The data provide facility name, facility address, phone, website, NAICS code, NAICS description, relevant material type(s), and whether they use multiple material types. The layer relies on data from D&B Hoovers 2021. To identify the industries associated with potential secondary end markets, EPA relied on industry reports (e.g., IBISWorld) that define the secondary end markets for recyclable materials. EPA identified the NAICS codes for relevant industries, categorized them by material type, and compiled the list of facilities associated with those NAICS codes from Hoovers. Finally, EPA pulled information from Hoovers for each facility and geocoded facilities using their addresses. The map provides estimated U.S. recycling quantities, infrastructure, materials markets, and supporting market factors using the best available data at the time the map was developed (2021-2022). While data sources range from 2011 to 2021, most data are from 2018-2021. The map was created and by Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc), a consultancy supporting EPA to develop the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map. The map is managed by EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management. This project was supported in part by an appointment to the Research Participation Program at the Office of Land and Emergency Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and EPA.

The recycling rate of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States stood at 32.1 percent in 2018. Although recycling rates in the North American country have increased considerably since the 1990s, it has slowed down in recent years, experiencing little change since 2010.

Rising need for renewable and sustainable energy sources is set to fuel worldwide sales of cellulosic ethanol from US$ 1.36 billion in 2024 to US$ 61.68 billion by 2034. The global cellulosic ethanol market is forecasted to register a CAGR of 46.4% across the forecast period (2024 to 2034).

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