Table 12 The names of US states, along with their recycling rates and levels of air pollution for the year 2022.

From: The impact of circular economy initiatives on urban air quality in the United States

States

Recycling rate

Air pollution level

California

41

13.4

Arizona

12

11.1

Nevada

12

10.4

Illinois

19

9.8

Oregon

45

9.2

Delaware

26

9.2

Pennsylvania

20

9

Texas

8

9

Kansas

23

8.9

Indiana

24

8.8

Oklahoma

8

8.7

Georgia

14

8.6

Utah

14

8.6

Washington

25

8.5

Ohio

16

8.4

Kentucky

11

8.3

Michigan

40

8.3

Idaho

13

8.2

Mississippi

6

8.2

Arkansas

11

8.1

Alabama

8

7.9

Wisconsin

26

7.9

South Carolina

6

7.8

Lowa

45

7.7

Florida

17

7.6

Louisiana

4

7.6

Tennessee

5

7.6

Missouri

22

7.5

New Jersey

39

7.5

Massachusetts

48

7.3

Minnesota

37

7.2

West Virginia

2

7.2

Colorado

11

7.1

North Carolina

17

7.1

Rhode Island

17

6.9

New Mexico

16

6.8

New York

44

6.7

Maryland

33

6.6

Montana

12

6.6

Virginia

18

6.6

Alaska

6

6.3

Nebraska

11

5.9

Vermont

51

5.9

South Dakota

23

5.8

Connecticut

39

5.7

Maine

65

5.4

North Dakota

21

5.4

New Hampshire

23

4.9

Wyoming

12

4.9

Hawaii

22

4.1