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 |
|
Miscellaneous Durables
|
10 |
20 |
40 |
470 |
950 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,060 |
1,030 |
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Avoid products that are packaged for single use (i.e., drinks, school lunches, candy, cat and dog food, salad mixings, etc.). Instead, buy in bulk and transfer the products to your own reusable containers.
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CO2 Emissions by Fuel
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