Posted on March 5, 2011.
The average person throws away 4 pounds of garbage PER DAY. Paper is the most common item found in our trash. Product packaging accounts for 1/3 of our trash. Solid waste disposal is the third largest municipal government expense after police protection and education. The nation’s annual generation of municipal solid waste rose steadily from 88 million tons in 1960 to 232 million tons in 2002. Recycling all of your home’s waste newsprint, cardboard, glass and metal can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 850 lbs. a year

  • The average person throws away 4 pounds of garbage PER DAY.
  • Paper is the most common item found in our trash.
  • Product packaging accounts for 1/3 of our trash.
  • Solid waste disposal is the third largest municipal government expense after police protection and education.
  • The nation’s annual generation of municipal solid waste rose steadily from 88 million tons in 1960 to 232 million tons in 2002.
  • Recycling all of your home’s waste newsprint, cardboard, glass and metal can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 850 lbs. a year