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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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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