2019 Recycling Industry Yearbook

ISRI.ORG 55 Year Production Stocks Apparent Consumption 1968 85,000,000 7,150,000 79,000,000 1969 91,000,000 5,940,000 86,000,000 1970 84,000,000 6,960,000 78,000,000 1971 81,000,000 7,710,000 75,000,000 1972 91,000,000 7,410,000 85,000,000 1973 103,000,000 6,430,000 94,000,000 1974 105,000,000 7,630,000 96,000,000 1975 84,000,000 7,950,000 75,000,000 1976 90,000,000 9,060,000 82,000,000 1977 89,000,000 8,490,000 84,000,000 1978 93,000,000 7,510,000 90,000,000 1979 99,000,000 7,910,000 90,000,000 1980 85,000,000 7,270,000 76,000,000 1981 83,000,000 7,360,000 77,000,000 1982 56,000,000 5,820,000 51,000,000 1983 62,000,000 5,270,000 56,000,000 1984 67,000,000 4,770,000 60,000,000 1985 71,000,000 4,630,000 64,000,000 1986 69,000,000 3,940,000 60,000,000 1987 72,000,000 4,390,000 62,000,000 1988 79,000,000 4,130,000 70,000,000 1989 75,000,000 4,290,000 68,000,000 1990 80,000,000 4,300,000 69,000,000 1991 69,000,000 4,100,000 62,000,000 1992 71,000,000 3,800,000 63,000,000 1993 76,000,000 3,700,000 68,000,000 Year Production Stocks Apparent Consumption 1994 78,000,000 4,100,000 70,000,000 1995 79,000,000 4,200,000 72,000,000 1996 77,000,000 5,200,000 71,000,000 1997 79,000,000 5,500,000 73,000,000 1998 76,000,000 5,300,000 73,000,000 1999 72,000,000 5,450,000 70,800,000 2000 76,000,000 5,320,000 74,600,000 2001 73,000,000 4,910,000 70,100,000 2002 73,000,000 4,930,000 69,500,000 2003 73,000,000 4,410,000 65,000,000 2004 73,000,000 5,400,000 66,500,000 2005 73,000,000 4,970,000 65,600,000 2006 71,000,000 4,210,000 64,600,000 2007 77,000,000 4,140,000 64,000,000 2008 84,000,000 4,340,000 67,600,000 2009 80,000,000 3,070,000 53,500,000 2010 77,000,000 3,330,000 59,700,000 2011 82,000,000 3,980,000 62,700,000 2012 80,000,000 4,200,000 63,000,000 2013 86,000,000 4,200,000 71,000,000 2014 69,000,000 4,100,000 59,000,000 2015 73,000,000 4,200,000 64,000,000 2016 71,000,000 4,300,000 56,700,000 2017 73,000,000 4,400,000 58,800,000 2018 76,800,000 5,100,000 60,100,000 APPENDIX A: HISTORICAL PRODUCTION, RECOVERY, AND CONSUMPTION DATA BY COMMODITY Source: U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Iron and Steel Scrap Production, Producer Stocks, and Apparent Consumption from Purchased and Home Scrap, 1968-2018 (metric tons)