Figure 2,,
Disposition of All Used Lead-Acid Batteries,,
"Passenger cars, trucks, and motorcycles",,
(Thousand tons),,
Year,Total recovered,Total discarded
1970,640,180
1980,"1,040",450
1990,"1,470",40
1995,"1,620",190
1999,"1,880",60
"SOURCES:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1999 Facts and Figures, EPA530-R-01-014 (Washington DC: July 2001).
_____. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the U.S. (Washington, DC: Various years).",,