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MASSACHUSETTS
2002 Recycling Data

Contact for state recycling data:
John Fischer at 617-292-5632

How does Massachusetts collect the data?

MASSACHUSETTS SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING TONNAGE, 2002
Material Sector Note
Commercial Residential Total
RECYCLABLES
FIBERS
Corrugated        
Newspaper        
Magazine        
Newspaper + Corrugated        
Newspaper + Magazines        
Mixed Paper        
Office Paper        
Other Paper        
Commingled Fibers        
Total Fibers 1,076,381 289,051 1,365,432  
CONTAINERS
Tin (Steel ) Cans        
Aluminum Containers   14,620 14,620 Bottle Bill
Mixed Tin + Al Containers        
PET Containers        
HDPE Containers        
Commingled Plastic Cntnrs   8,659 8,659 Bottle Bill
Glass Cntnrs, All Colors   52,978 52,978 Bottle Bill
Commingled Containers        
Bottle Bill Containers        
Total Containers   76,257 76,257  
ORGANICS
Leaf and Yard        
Brush, Tree Parts, Stumps        
Wood        
Food Waste        
Unclassified Organics        
Total Organics 363,324 902,795 1,266,119  
METALS
White Goods        
Other Ferrous        
Nonferrous        
Unclassified Scrap Metal        
Total Metals 173,774 94,823 268,597  
OTHER RECYCLABLES
Construction & Demolition     3,591,985 Includes ABC (96%)
Wood        
Commingled Recyclables        
Other Plastics 19,281 12,631 31,912  
Other Glass 94,905 54,978 149,883  
Textiles 18,836 5,694 24,530  
Batteries        
Electronics        
Automotive Fluids        
Tires        
Other Recyclables        
Total Other Recyclables 133,022 73,303 37,983,310  
BENEFICIAL REUSE, PROCESS WASTES, & OTHER
Asphalt, Masonry, Concrete        
Junked Automobiles        
Process Residues        
Miscellaneous Recycled Materials     587,561  
TOTAL, ALL MATERIALS REPORTED RECYCLED 1,746,501 1,414,950 7,362,276  
SOLID WASTE DISPOSED
MSW Landfilled In State     1,211,117  
MSW Incinerated In State     3,083,311  
Total MSW Disposed In State     4,294,428 Includes 93,128 import
MSW Exported     1,545,037  
Total MSW Disposed     5,746,337  
C&D, Disposed In State plus Exported     639,698 after subtracting 150,982 tons of imports
Total MSW plus C&D Disposed     6,386,035  
Miscellaneous Non-MSW Disposed     66,045 after subtracting 8,441 tons of imports
MSW Imported     93,128  

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