[GreenYes] Fwd: [USCC] US Resource Recovery Rate reaches 30%

[Gary Liss <gary@garyliss.com>]

> To: compost@compostingcouncil.org
> From: Jim McNelly <jim@composter.com>
> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 10:31:07 -0500
>
> FWD From Resource Recycling Magazine
>
> National recycling rate rises to over 30 percent
>
> While waste volumes grew a scant 0.3 percent in 2000, recycling
> collections rose 6.6 percent, reports the U.S. Environmental Protection
> Agency (Washington). As a result, the national recycling rate rose from
> 28.1 percent in 1999 to 30.1 percent the following year.
>
> According to EPA, about 231.9 million tons of municipal solid waste were
> generated in the U.S. in 2000. Waste generation per capita fell 2.8
> percent in 2000, to 4.5 pounds per person per day, primarily due to a
> decline in the use of paper and paperboard.
>
> Recycling collections totaled 53.4 million tons, and composting
> activities diverted an additional 16.5 million tons from landfills.
> Recycling and composting rates in 2000 varied widely. The following table
> presents rates, in percent:
>
> Steel cans: 58.6 
> Yard trimmings: 56.9 
> Aluminum cans: 45.0 
> Paper and paperboard: 36.6 
> Glass bottles: 25.9 
> Durable goods: 16.6 
> Plastic bottles: 8.9 
> Other nondurables: 6.1 
> Food scraps: 2.6 
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