2019 Recycling Industry Yearbook

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. 56 Year Primary Production Secondary Production Old Scrap Copper From New Scrap 1968 1,300,000 472,000 633,000 1969 1,580,000 522,000 726,000 1970 1,600,000 457,000 675,000 1971 1,440,000 404,000 685,000 1972 1,700,000 416,000 765,000 1973 1,700,000 441,000 808,000 1974 1,500,000 439,000 781,000 1975 1,310,000 335,000 547,000 1976 1,400,000 380,000 659,000 1977 1,360,000 410,000 675,000 1978 1,450,000 502,000 746,000 1979 1,520,000 604,000 948,000 1980 1,220,000 613,000 824,000 1981 1,540,000 592,000 816,000 1982 1,230,000 518,000 670,000 1983 1,210,000 449,000 634,000 1984 1,170,000 461,000 659,000 1985 1,060,000 503,000 636,000 1986 1,070,000 477,000 649,000 1987 1,130,000 498,000 716,000 1988 1,410,000 518,000 789,000 1989 1,480,000 548,000 761,000 1990 1,580,000 536,000 775,000 1991 1,580,000 533,000 667,000 1992 1,710,000 554,000 722,000 1993 1,790,000 543,000 748,000 Year Primary Production Secondary Production Old Scrap Copper From New Scrap 1994 1,840,000 500,000 827,000 1995 1,930,000 443,000 874,000 1996 2,010,000 428,000 891,000 1997 2,070,000 498,000 967,000 1998 2,140,000 466,000 956,000 1999 1,890,000 381,000 949,000 2000 1,580,000 358,000 955,000 2001 1,630,000 316,000 833,000 2002 1,440,000 208,000 842,000 2003 1,250,000 207,000 737,000 2004 1,260,000 191,000 774,000 2005 1,210,000 183,000 769,000 2006 1,210,000 151,000 819,000 2007 1,270,000 162,000 772,000 2008 1,220,000 159,000 700,000 2009 1,110,000 138,000 639,000 2010 1,060,000 143,000 642,000 2011 992,000 153,000 649,000 2012 962,000 160,000 650,000 2013 993,000 166,000 640,000 2014 1,050,000 173,000 640,000 2015 1,090,000 166,000 670,000 2016 1,180,000 150,000 640,000 2017 1,040,000 145,000 715,000 2018 1,100,000 150,000 720,000 U.S. Primary Refined Copper Production, Old and New Copper Scrap Recovery, 1968-2018 (metric tons) Source: U.S. Geological Survey