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