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MSW Recycled in 2018 Scaled to Reflect the Contribution from AM Practices32
| materials | percentage of msw recycled (%) | scaled percentage of msw recycled contributed by additive manufacturing practices (%) | materials sent to recycling (kg/yr) [2.78 million kg/yr basis] |
|---|---|---|---|
| plastic | 4.5 | 20.9 | 581,000 |
| wood | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| metal | 12.6 | 58.6 | 1,629,000 |
| glass | 4.4 | 20.5 | 570,000 |
| rubber, leather, textiles | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| inorganic wastes | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| yard trimmings | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| food | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| paper and paperboard | 66.5 | 0 | 0 |
