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RHODE ISLAND
2002 Recycling Data

Contact for state recycling data:
John Trevor
RI Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC)
Tel: (401) 942-1430, Ext. 112; Fax: (401) 946-5174

How does Rhode Island collect the data?

RHODE ISLAND 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 (Incl. CPO)        
Other Paper        
Commingled Fibers        
Total Fibers        
CONTAINERS
Tin (Steel ) Cans        
Aluminum Containers        
Mixed Tin + Al Containers        
PET Containers        
HDPE Containers        
Commingled Plastic Cntnrs        
Glass Cntnrs, All Colors        
Commingled Containers        
Bottle Bill Containers        
Total Containers        
ORGANICS
Leaf and Yard        
Brush, Tree Parts, Stumps        
Wood        
Food Waste        
Unclassified Organics     10,999  
Total Organics     10,999  
METALS
White Goods        
Other Ferrous        
Nonferrous        
Unclassified Scrap Metal     260  
Total Metals     260  
OTHER RECYCLABLES
Construction & Demolition        
Wood        
Commingled Recyclables     82,909  
Other Plastics        
Other Glass        
Textiles        
Batteries        
Electronics     98  
Automotive Fluids        
Tires        
Other Recyclables        
Total Other Recyclables     83,007  
BENEFICIAL REUSE, PROCESS WASTES, & OTHER
Asphalt, Masonry, Concrete        
Junked Automobiles        
Process Residues        
Miscellaneous Recycled Materials        
TOTAL, ALL MATERIALS REPORTED RECYCLED     94,265  
SOLID WASTE DISPOSED
MSW Landfilled In State     453,169  
MSW Incinerated In State        
Total MSW Disposed In State     453,169  
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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