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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     214,764  
Newspaper     148,060  
Magazine     2,191  
Newspaper + Corrugated        
Newspaper + Magazines        
Mixed Paper     76,642  
Office Paper     41,908  
Other Paper     7,260  
Commingled Fibers        
Total Fibers     490,825  
CONTAINERS
Tin (Steel ) Cans     10,856  
Aluminum Containers     879  
Mixed Tin + Al Containers     116  
PET Containers     4,467  
HDPE Containers     6,752  
Commingled Plastic Cntnrs     158  
Glass Cntnrs, All Colors     33,406  
Commingled Containers     20  
Bottle Bill Containers        
Total Containers     56,654  
ORGANICS
Leaf and Yard     219,485  
Brush, Tree Parts, Stumps        
Wood        
Food Waste     5,435  
Unclassified Organics     9,388  
Total Organics     234,308  
METALS
White Goods        
Other Ferrous        
Nonferrous        
Unclassified Scrap Metal     78,739  
Total Metals     78,739  
OTHER RECYCLABLES
Construction & Demolition        
Wood     1,508  
Commingled Recyclables        
Other Plastics        
Other Glass        
Textiles     239  
Batteries     584  
Electronics     323  
Automotive Fluids     2,154  
Tires     354  
Other Recyclables     2,965  
Total Other Recyclables     8,127  
BENEFICIAL REUSE, PROCESS WASTES, & OTHER
Asphalt, Masonry, Concrete        
Junked Automobiles        
Process Residues        
Miscellaneous Recycled Materials        
TOTAL, ALL MATERIALS REPORTED RECYCLED     868,653  
SOLID WASTE DISPOSED
MSW Landfilled In State     119,786  
MSW Incinerated In State     2,111,601  
Total MSW Disposed In State     2,231,387  
MSW Exported        
Total MSW Generated & Disposed        
C&D, Disposed In State plus Exported        
Total MSW plus C&D Disposed        
Miscellaneous Non-MSW Disposed        
MSW Imported        

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