According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 10,804,918 pounds of ozone-depleting refrigerant was reported as reclaimed by EPA-certified reclaimers in 2016. That total includes 9,409,494 pounds of hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-22 or R-22.
The 2016 numbers are up from the 9,514,001 total pounds and 7,812,805 pounds of R-22 reclaimed in 2015 but are below the highest-ever numbers of 12, 553,327 pounds total and 10,045,071 pounds of R-22 in 2008.