Trash and Recycling
Generated and Recycled by Durable Goods
Trash Generated
The charts below represent all trash generated from 1960-2007 in the United States broken down by durable good.
The data is represented in thousands of tons.
| Material |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Appliances
|
1,630 |
2,170 |
2,950 |
3,770 |
4,680 |
4,670 |
4,790 |
4,860 |
5,010 |
|
Furniture / Furnishings / Carpets / Rugs
|
2,150 |
2,830 |
4,760 |
8,450 |
10,560 |
11,570 |
11,850 |
12,170 |
12,480 |
|
Rubber Tires
|
1,120 |
1,890 |
2,720 |
3,610 |
4,930 |
4,770 |
4,960 |
4,900 |
4,910 |
|
Batteries Lead-Acid
|
0 |
820 |
1,490 |
1,510 |
2,280 |
2,450 |
2,490 |
2,560 |
2,540 |
|
Miscellaneous Durables
|
5,020 |
6,950 |
9,880 |
12,470 |
16,400 |
19,820 |
20,310 |
20,400 |
20,480 |
Trash Recycled
The charts below represent all trash recycled from 1960-2007 in the United States broken down by durable good.
The data is represented in thousands of tons.
| Material |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Appliances
|
10 |
50 |
130 |
1,080 |
2,020 |
2,410 |
2,440 |
2,430 |
2,450 |
|
Furniture / Furnishings / Carpets / Rugs
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
190 |
210 |
250 |
250 |
280 |
|
Rubber Tires
|
330 |
250 |
150 |
440 |
1,290 |
1,700 |
1,720 |
1,710 |
1,710 |
|
Batteries Lead-Acid
|
0 |
620 |
1,040 |
1,470 |
2,130 |
2,430 |
2,470 |
2,540 |
2,520 |
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Miscellaneous Durables
|
10 |
20 |
40 |
470 |
950 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,060 |
1,030 |
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Trash & Recycling By Type of Packaging
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