2019 Recycling Industry Yearbook

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. 58 Supply Recovered Recovery Rate 1990 86,796 29,112 33.50% 1991 85,071 31,201 36.70% 1992 88,273 33,954 38.50% 1993 91,538 35,460 38.70% 1994 95,718 39,691 41.50% 1995 95,971 42,189 44.00% 1996 94,529 43,076 45.60% 1997 99,557 43,989 44.20% 1998 101,183 45,077 44.60% 1999 105,316 46,818 44.50% 2000 102,810 47,311 46.00% 2001 97,395 46,996 48.30% 2002 98,949 47,645 48.20% 2003 98,018 49,255 50.30% 2004 101,884 50,187 49.30% Supply Recovered Recovery Rate 2005 99,613 51,272 51.50% 2006 100,665 53,314 53.00% 2007 97,007 54,325 56.00% 2008 89,838 51,822 57.70% 2009 78,711 50,036 63.60% 2010 81,784 51,545 63.00% 2011 79,444 52,767 66.40% 2012 78,619 51,092 65.0% 2013 78,761 50,128 63.60% 2014 78,504 51,171 65.20% 2015 77,895 52,040 66.8% 2016 77,729 52,196 67.2% 2017 77,146 50,822 65.9% 2018 77,312 52,676 68.10% Commodity Volume (mt) Value ($) Ferrous 99,565,517 $39,125,417,215 Paper 50,426,584 $9,358,399,890 Nonferrous 15,110,998 $35,158,801,697 Copper 4,928,672 $19,062,369,776 Aluminum 8,927,889 $12,986,863,863 Nickel 217,904 $823,208,831 Lead 440,394 $606,197,858 Zinc 362,361 $682,888,943 U.S. Paper and Paperboard Supply, Recovery, and Recovery Rates, 1990-2018 (1,000 tons) Source: U.S. Geological Survey Source: United Nations Comtrade Database APPENDIX B: GLOBAL SCRAP EXPORT DATA Commodity Volume (mt) Value ($) Other Base Metals 233,779 $997,272,426 Plastics 7,350,486 $3,387,088,936 Rubber 1,361,396 $224,987,582 Precious Metals 252,038 $17,698,189,790 Textiles 588,415 $369,267,400 Glass 3,446,855 $412,597,578 World Total 178,102,289 $105,734,750,088 2018 Global Scrap Trade Flow by Commodity Volume and Value