How much does America recycle?
Fourteen years after the first America Recycles Day, the U.S. has come a long way -- and still has a long way to go.
Photo: Alex Lee/Flickr - Discarded in landfills: 54.3 percent
- Recovered for recycling: 25.2 percent
- Recovered for composting: 8.6 percent
- Burned for energy: 11.9 percent
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