Trash and Recycling
Generated and Recycled by Type of Container/Packaging
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Trash Generated
The charts below represent all trash generated from 1960-2007 in the United States broken down by type of container/packaging.
The data is represented in thousands of tons.
Material |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Beer and Soft Drink Bottles (Glass)
|
1,400 |
5,580 |
6,740 |
5,640 |
5,710 |
7,010 |
7,180 |
7,500 |
7,710 |
Wine and Liquor Bottles (Glass)
|
1,080 |
1,900 |
2,450 |
2,030 |
1,910 |
1,570 |
1,700 |
1,680 |
1,670 |
Food and Other Bottles & Jars (Glass)
|
3,710 |
4,440 |
4,780 |
4,160 |
3,420 |
2,280 |
2,360 |
2,240 |
2,090 |
Beer and Soft Drink Cans (Steel)
|
640 |
1,570 |
520 |
150 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Food and Other Cans (Steel)
|
3,760 |
3,540 |
2,850 |
2,540 |
2,630 |
2,450 |
2,130 |
2,510 |
2,440 |
Other Steel Packaging
|
260 |
270 |
240 |
200 |
240 |
240 |
240 |
240 |
240 |
Beer and Soft Drink Cans (Aluminum)
|
0 |
100 |
850 |
1,550 |
1,520 |
1,480 |
1,450 |
1,440 |
1,420 |
Other Cans (Aluminum)
|
0 |
60 |
40 |
20 |
50 |
50 |
80 |
110 |
40 |
Foil and Closures (Aluminum)
|
170 |
410 |
380 |
330 |
380 |
390 |
400 |
420 |
410 |
Corrugated Boxes (Paper/Paperboard)
|
7,330 |
12,760 |
17,080 |
24,010 |
30,210 |
31,490 |
30,930 |
31,430 |
31,230 |
Milk Cartons (Paper/Paperboard)
|
0 |
0 |
790 |
510 |
550 |
460 |
500 |
490 |
500 |
Folding Cartons (Paper/Paperboard)
|
0 |
0 |
3,820 |
4,300 |
5,820 |
5,410 |
5,530 |
5,450 |
5,530 |
Bags and Sacks (Paper/Paperboard)
|
0 |
0 |
3,380 |
2,440 |
1,490 |
1,270 |
1,120 |
1,080 |
1,140 |
Wrapping Papers (Paper/Paperboard)
|
0 |
0 |
200 |
110 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other Paperboard Packaging
|
3,840 |
4,830 |
230 |
290 |
200 |
170 |
160 |
160 |
150 |
Other Paper Packaging
|
2,940 |
3,810 |
850 |
1,020 |
1,670 |
1,480 |
1,400 |
1,400 |
1,390 |
Soft Drink Bottles (Plastics)
|
0 |
0 |
260 |
430 |
830 |
850 |
850 |
940 |
1,010 |
Milk Bottles (Plastics)
|
0 |
0 |
230 |
530 |
690 |
800 |
800 |
710 |
820 |
Bags and Sacks (Plastics)
|
0 |
0 |
390 |
940 |
1,650 |
1,810 |
1,640 |
1,830 |
1,010 |
Wraps (Plastics)
|
0 |
0 |
840 |
1,530 |
2,550 |
2,940 |
2,810 |
2,800 |
3,180 |
Other Containers (Plastics)
|
60 |
910 |
890 |
1,430 |
2,630 |
3,150 |
3,110 |
3,430 |
3,740 |
Other Plastics Packaging
|
60 |
1,180 |
790 |
2,040 |
2,840 |
3,270 |
3,210 |
3,200 |
3,870 |
Wood Packaging
|
2,000 |
2,070 |
3,940 |
8,180 |
8,120 |
8,430 |
8,520 |
8,480 |
8,540 |
Other Misc. Packaging
|
120 |
130 |
130 |
150 |
240 |
290 |
280 |
280 |
320 |
Trash Recycled
The charts below represent all trash recycled from 1960-2007 in the United States broken down by type of container/packaging.
The data is represented in thousands of tons.
Material |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Beer and Soft Drink Bottles (Glass)
|
90 |
140 |
730 |
1,890 |
1,530 |
2,150 |
2,200 |
2,300 |
2,660 |
Wine and Liquor Bottles (Glass)
|
10 |
10 |
20 |
210 |
430 |
240 |
250 |
250 |
250 |
Food and Other Bottles & Jars (Glass)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
520 |
920 |
340 |
350 |
330 |
310 |
Beer and Soft Drink Cans (Steel)
|
10 |
20 |
50 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Food and Other Cans (Steel)
|
20 |
60 |
150 |
590 |
1,530 |
1,500 |
1,340 |
1,580 |
1,570 |
Other Steel Packaging
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
160 |
160 |
160 |
160 |
160 |
Beer and Soft Drink Cans (Aluminum)
|
0 |
10 |
320 |
990 |
830 |
670 |
650 |
650 |
690 |
Other Cans (Aluminum)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Foil and Closures (Aluminum)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
40 |
Corrugated Boxes (Paper/Paperboard)
|
2,520 |
2,760 |
6,390 |
11,530 |
20,330 |
21,440 |
22,100 |
22,630 |
22,990 |
Milk Cartons (Paper/Paperboard)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Folding Cartons (Paper/Paperboard)
|
0 |
0 |
520 |
340 |
410 |
960 |
1,190 |
1,220 |
1,510 |
Bags and Sacks (Paper/Paperboard)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
200 |
300 |
320 |
320 |
360 |
420 |
Wrapping Papers (Paper/Paperboard)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other Paperboard Packaging
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other Paper Packaging
|
220 |
350 |
300 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Soft Drink Bottles (Plastics)
|
0 |
0 |
10 |
140 |
290 |
290 |
290 |
290 |
370 |
Milk Bottles (Plastics)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
210 |
230 |
230 |
220 |
230 |
Bags and Sacks (Plastics)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Wraps (Plastics)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other Containers (Plastics)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
260 |
440 |
440 |
460 |
520 |
Other Plastics Packaging
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
180 |
90 |
Wood Packaging
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
130 |
1,240 |
1,290 |
1,310 |
1,310 |
1,320 |
Other Misc. Packaging
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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