Recycling Statistics and Information

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Annual Publications

Minerals Yearbook:

• Recycling—Metals
    PDF Format:
       | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
    XLS Format:
       | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 tables-only release |
• Recycling—Nonferrous Metals
    PDF Format:
       | 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

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.