Trash and Recycling
Generated and Recycled by Non-Durable Goods
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Trash Generated
The charts below represent all trash generated from 1960-2007 in the United States broken down by non-durable good.
The data is represented in thousands of tons.
| Material |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Newspapers
|
7,110 |
9,510 |
11,050 |
13,430 |
14,790 |
13,520 |
12,790 |
12,360 |
10,980 |
|
Books and Magazines
|
1,920 |
2,470 |
3,390 |
3,800 |
3,470 |
3,730 |
3,680 |
3,800 |
3,890 |
|
Office-Type Papers (Including Directories/Mail)
|
1,520 |
2,650 |
4,000 |
10,840 |
13,670 |
13,250 |
13,110 |
12,460 |
12,610 |
|
Commercial Printing
|
1,260 |
2,130 |
3,120 |
4,460 |
7,380 |
6,640 |
6,440 |
7,250 |
6,260 |
|
Tissue Paper and Towels
|
1,090 |
2,080 |
2,300 |
2,960 |
3,220 |
3,220 |
3,460 |
3,590 |
3,500 |
|
Paper/Plastic Plates Cups and Trash Bags
|
270 |
420 |
820 |
2,080 |
2,680 |
3,260 |
3,150 |
3,240 |
3,240 |
|
Disposable Diapers
|
0 |
350 |
1,930 |
2,700 |
3,230 |
3,370 |
3,410 |
3,560 |
3,730 |
|
Other Nonpackaging Paper
|
2,700 |
3,630 |
4,230 |
3,840 |
4,250 |
4,540 |
4,490 |
4,540 |
4,450 |
|
Clothing, Footwear, Towels and Sheets
|
1,360 |
1,620 |
2,170 |
4,780 |
7,290 |
8,530 |
8,870 |
9,380 |
9,520 |
|
Miscellaneous Nondurables
|
100 |
200 |
1,410 |
3,340 |
4,030 |
4,340 |
4,250 |
4,130 |
4,160 |
Trash Recycled
The charts below represent all trash recycled from 1960-2007 in the United States broken down by non-durable good.
The data is represented in thousands of tons.
| Material |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Newspapers
|
1,820 |
2,250 |
3,020 |
5,110 |
8,720 |
9,150 |
9,360 |
9,310 |
8,540 |
|
Books and Magazines
|
100 |
260 |
280 |
400 |
950 |
1,140 |
1,230 |
1,320 |
1,360 |
|
Office-Type Papers (Including Directories/Mail)
|
250 |
710 |
870 |
1,950 |
6,040 |
6,270 |
6,320 |
6,620 |
6,830 |
|
Commercial Printing
|
130 |
340 |
350 |
700 |
810 |
1,450 |
1,440 |
2,370 |
3,590 |
|
Tissue Paper and Towels
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Paper/Plastic Plates Cups and Trash Bags
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Disposable Diapers
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Other Nonpackaging Paper
|
40 |
110 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clothing, Footwear, Towels and Sheets
|
50 |
60 |
150 |
640 |
1,040 |
1,410 |
1,420 |
1,430 |
1,440 |
|
Miscellaneous Nondurables
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Check to see if your refrigerator is airtight by closing the refrigerator door on a piece of paper or a dollar bill so that the paper or bill is half in and half out. If you can pull the paper out easily, your refrigerator is leaking air and losing energy, and the door seal may need to be replaced.
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Trash & Recycling By Type of Packaging
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