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90% -- packaging recycling rate for US corrugated boxes (2025)

2025  · United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Corrugated boxes in the United States have a recycling rate of over 90 percent.

  • Values are described as 'over 90 percent' and 'consistently more than 90% through time'.
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90%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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US corrugated boxes
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Primary Tier B
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Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Deep Crawl
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US corrugated boxes: 90% packaging recycling rate. Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/corrugated-box-recycling-rate-us-epa
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