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Table A1. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Weights by Category, 1989-2005
(Million
Tons) |
Discards |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
Textiles |
4.87 |
5.15 |
5.3 |
5.48 |
5.64 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.4 |
8.74 |
9.08 |
9.24 |
9.4 |
Yard Trimmings |
30.47 |
30.8 |
29 |
27.2 |
25.4 |
23.6 |
20.8 |
17.2 |
16.2 |
15.65 |
15.1 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
12.35 |
12.5 |
12.37 |
12.23 |
Food Wastes |
20.02 |
20.8 |
19 |
17.2 |
15.4 |
13.6 |
13.4 |
21.4 |
21.3 |
22.95 |
24.6 |
25.2 |
25.5 |
26.18 |
26.85 |
27.68 |
28.5 |
Wood |
11.57 |
12.08 |
12.36 |
12.64 |
12.92 |
13.2 |
13.5 |
10.3 |
11 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
12.2 |
11.9 |
12.11 |
12.32 |
12.46 |
12.59 |
Other |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.53 |
5.65 |
5.78 |
5.9 |
6 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
8.6 |
6.8 |
6.88 |
6.96 |
7.63 |
8.3 |
Glass |
10.86 |
10.47 |
10.4 |
10.34 |
10.34 |
10.2 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
10.18 |
10.15 |
10.09 |
10.02 |
Rubber |
4.13 |
4.24 |
4.34 |
4.43 |
4.53 |
4.63 |
4.73 |
4.9 |
5.01 |
5.09 |
5.17 |
4.77 |
4.49 |
4.66 |
4.83 |
4.85 |
4.88 |
Leather |
1.15 |
1.18 |
1.21 |
1.24 |
1.26 |
1.29 |
0.77 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.82 |
0.83 |
0.83 |
0.88 |
0.89 |
0.9 |
0.88 |
0.86 |
Metals |
12.75 |
12.58 |
11.91 |
11.24 |
11.24 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
10.7 |
11.5 |
11.66 |
11.8 |
11.88 |
11.96 |
11.85 |
11.74 |
Paper
& Paperboard |
Newsprint |
7.27 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.41 |
7.41 |
7.41 |
6.17 |
5.64 |
6.12 |
6.03 |
5.94 |
6.28 |
4.85 |
3.54 |
2.23 |
4.13 |
6.03 |
Paper |
23.99 |
24.41 |
24.42 |
24.42 |
24.43 |
24.44 |
24.58 |
23.78 |
24.49 |
25.11 |
25.72 |
23.78 |
23 |
23.48 |
23.96 |
20.2 |
16.44 |
Containers & Packaging |
20.33 |
20.69 |
20.7 |
20.71 |
20.71 |
20.72 |
18.17 |
17.9 |
18.31 |
17.91 |
17.51 |
17.31 |
17.27 |
17.11 |
16.94 |
18.24 |
19.53 |
Plastics |
PET |
1.17 |
1.24 |
1.28 |
1.32 |
1.36 |
1.4 |
1.33 |
1.35 |
1.54 |
1.69 |
1.84 |
2.06 |
2.11 |
2.29 |
2.46 |
2.58 |
2.7 |
HDPE |
2.76 |
2.93 |
3.03 |
3.12 |
3.22 |
3.31 |
3.15 |
3.17 |
4.21 |
4.37 |
4.52 |
4.41 |
4.49 |
4.58 |
4.67 |
5.11 |
5.55 |
PVC |
1.31 |
1.4 |
1.44 |
1.49 |
1.53 |
1.58 |
1.5 |
1.23 |
1.32 |
1.35 |
1.37 |
1.39 |
1.42 |
1.45 |
1.47 |
1.51 |
1.55 |
LDPE/LLDPE |
4.42 |
4.7 |
4.85 |
5 |
5.15 |
5.29 |
5.04 |
4.9 |
5.28 |
5.24 |
5.2 |
5.59 |
5.73 |
5.9 |
6.06 |
6.07 |
6.08 |
PP |
2.44 |
2.59 |
2.67 |
2.76 |
2.84 |
2.92 |
2.78 |
2.45 |
2.67 |
2.67 |
2.67 |
3.34 |
3.45 |
3.53 |
3.6 |
3.69 |
3.77 |
PS |
1.95 |
2.08 |
2.14 |
2.21 |
2.28 |
2.34 |
2.23 |
1.96 |
2.09 |
2.12 |
2.15 |
2.28 |
2.29 |
2.28 |
2.27 |
2.36 |
2.44 |
Other |
1.72 |
1.83 |
1.88 |
1.94 |
2 |
2.06 |
1.96 |
3.1 |
3.24 |
3.33 |
3.41 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.62 |
4.73 |
4.95 |
5.17 |
Total |
168.49 |
172 |
168.9 |
165.8 |
163.4 |
159.6 |
151.9 |
151.8 |
156 |
159.6 |
163.2 |
163.9 |
161.3 |
162.6 |
163.9 |
165.9 |
167.8 |
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