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AVERAGE SOLID WASTE PER EMPLOYEE PER YEAR (TONS) 18.13 10.61 11.41 8.87 8.56 5.44 6.03 3.28 6.75 6.41 3.09 1.52 2.18 4.68 1.11 1.85 0.86 0.85 1.27 0.31 2.37 0.48

DATA UTILIZED TO DETERMINE ANNUAL SOLID WASTE QUANTITIES FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES FOR

AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PER COMPANY 84.3 123.8 68.8 84.5 84.8 120.1 97.0 59.3 23.5 16.5 21.9 39.9 23.4 10.3 41.4 24.0 28.3 19.2 12.4 7.9 24.0 11.7

AVERAGE SOLID WASTE PER COMPANY PER YEAR (TONS) 1528.6 1313.6 784.8 749.8 726.0 653.5 584.7 194.5 158.9 105.5 67.7 60.7 51.0 48.4 46.0 44.5 24.3 16.3 15.7 2.5 56.9 5.6

THE 20 WASTE GROUPS (SORTED BY AVERAGE WASTE PER COMPANY)

NUMBER OF COMPANIES ANALYZED 14 10 8 16 14 14 13 32 13 6 9 14 7 21 8 14 53 27 13 124 5 3

ABB. WDM MLM FDM CHM PPM TRM FBM ELM RST MIN FDS MED HTL CON EDU REC RTL AUT ARG GOV TRN FOR

WASTE GROUP NAME Wood and lumber manufacturers Metal manufacturers Food manufacturers Chemical and rubber manufacturers Paper manufacturers and publishers Transportation equipment manufacturers Textile and fabric manufacturers Electronic manufacturers Restaurants Food stores Medical services Construction Recreation and museums Retail and wholesale stores Automotive sales, service, and repair Agriculture Commercial and government Transportation

TABLE 16.1 NO. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mining 10 11 12 Hotels 13 14 Education 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Forestry 22

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