Jamie R. Dean, B.S., M.S.Ed.

Monroe County Solid Waste Coordinator

4.6 Pounds

254 Million Tons

Municipal Solid Waste Generation in 2007 254 Million Tons

Paper 33. 9%

Glass 5.3%Metals 7.6%

Plastics 11.7%

Other 3.3%

Food Scraps 12.4%

Yard Trimmings 12.9 %

Wood 5.5%

Rubber, leather, and textiles 7.3%

EPA 2006 Facts and Figures

Total Annual Waste Generation: 2.6 Billion Tons

Waste Generation

How Waste is Managed

• Land Disposal 54.0%• Combustion 12.6%• Recovery 33.4% Combustion

12.6%

MSW Management in the U.S.

Recovery33.4%

Land Disposal54%

EPA 2007

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Franklin Report 2003

What is being recycled in 2007?

85 Million Tons of MSW• 54.5 % of all paper• 64.3% of steel cans

• 64.1% of yard trimmings• 99% of automobile

batteries• 28.0% of plastic milk

and water bottles• 48.6% of aluminum cans

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Jamie R. Dean B.S., M.S.Ed.

Monroe Coordinator

jamie_@monroemi.org

(734) 240-7909