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CONNECTICUT
2002 Recycling Data
Contact for state recycling data:
Judy Belaval
CT
Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP)
Tel: (860) 424-3365; Fax: (860) 424-4081
How does Connecticut collect the
data?
| CONNECTICUT SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
TONNAGE, 2002 |
| Material |
Sector |
Note |
| Commercial |
Residential |
Total |
| RECYCLABLES |
| FIBERS |
| Corrugated |
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214,764 |
|
| Newspaper |
|
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148,060 |
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| Magazine |
|
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2,191 |
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| Newspaper + Corrugated |
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| Newspaper + Magazines |
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| Mixed Paper |
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76,642 |
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| Office Paper |
|
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41,908 |
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| Other Paper |
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7,260 |
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| Commingled Fibers |
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| Total Fibers |
|
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490,825 |
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| CONTAINERS |
| Tin (Steel ) Cans |
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10,856 |
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| Aluminum Containers |
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879 |
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| Mixed Tin + Al Containers |
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116 |
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| PET Containers |
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4,467 |
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| HDPE Containers |
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6,752 |
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| Commingled Plastic Cntnrs |
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158 |
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| Glass Cntnrs, All Colors |
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33,406 |
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| Commingled Containers |
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20 |
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| Bottle Bill Containers |
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| Total Containers |
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56,654 |
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| ORGANICS |
| Leaf and Yard |
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219,485 |
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| Brush, Tree Parts, Stumps |
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| Wood |
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| Food Waste |
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5,435 |
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| Unclassified Organics |
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9,388 |
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| Total Organics |
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234,308 |
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| METALS |
| White Goods |
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| Other Ferrous |
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| Nonferrous |
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| Unclassified Scrap Metal |
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78,739 |
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| Total Metals |
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78,739 |
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| OTHER RECYCLABLES |
| Construction & Demolition |
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| Wood |
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1,508 |
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| Commingled Recyclables |
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| Other Plastics |
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| Other Glass |
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| Textiles |
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239 |
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| Batteries |
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584 |
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| Electronics |
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323 |
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| Automotive Fluids |
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2,154 |
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| Tires |
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354 |
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| Other Recyclables |
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2,965 |
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| Total Other Recyclables |
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8,127 |
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| BENEFICIAL REUSE, PROCESS WASTES,
& OTHER |
| Asphalt, Masonry, Concrete |
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| Junked Automobiles |
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| Process Residues |
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| Miscellaneous Recycled Materials |
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| TOTAL, ALL MATERIALS REPORTED RECYCLED |
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868,653 |
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| SOLID WASTE DISPOSED |
| MSW Landfilled In State |
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119,786 |
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| MSW Incinerated In State |
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2,111,601 |
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| Total MSW Disposed In State |
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2,231,387 |
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| MSW Exported |
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| Total MSW Generated & Disposed |
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| C&D, Disposed In State plus Exported |
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| Total MSW plus C&D Disposed |
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| Miscellaneous Non-MSW Disposed |
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| MSW Imported |
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