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14 Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous, and Industrial

TABLE 1.3
Materials Generated (thousands of tons) in MSW, 1960 to 1999

Material 1960 1970 1980 1990 1999
Wastes from Specific Products
Paper and paperboard 29,990 44,310 55,160 72,730 87,470
Glass 6,720 12,740 15,130 13,100 12,560
Metals
Ferrous 10,300 12,360 12,620 12,640 13,320
Aluminum 340 800 1,730 2,810 3,130
Other nonferrous 180 670 1,160 1,100 1,390
Total Metals 10,820 13,830 15,510 16,550 17,840
Plastics 390 2,900 6,830 17,130 24,170
Rubber and leather 1,840 12,970 4,200 5,790 6,220
Textiles 1,760 2,040 2,530 5,810 9,060
Wood 3,030 3,720 7,010 12,210 12,250
Other 70 770 2,520 3,190 4,010
Total 54,620 83,280 108,890 146,510 173,580
Other Wastes
Food wastes 12,200 12,800 13,000 20,800 25,161
Yard wastes 20,000 23,200 27,500 35,000 27,730
Miscellaneous inorganic wastes 1,300 1,780 2,250 2,900 3,380
Total other Wastes 33,500 37,780 42,750 58,700 56,270
Total MSW generated 88,120 121,060 151,640 205,210 229,850
Source: U.S. EPA, 2001.

FIGURE 1.7 Trends in total solid waste generation and per capita waste generation in the United States. (U.S.
EPA, 2001.)