How much litter is collected in the united states per year?

Question

How much litter is collected in the united states per year?

Answer 1

The United States generated approximately 245.7 million tons of waste in 2005, a decrease of 1.6 million tons from 2004. Excluding composting, the amount of waste recycled

increased to 58.4 million tons, an increase of 1.2 million tons from 2004. This is a 2% increase in the tons recycled. The tons recovered for composting rose slightly to 20.6 million tons in 2005, up from 20.5 million tons in 2004. The recovery rate for recycling (including composting) was 32.1% in 2005, up from 31.4% in 2004. This equates to 4.54 pounds per person per day. This is a decrease of 1.5% from 2004 to 2005. The recycling rate in 2005 was 1.46 pounds per person per day. Discards sent to a landfill after recycling declined to 2.46 pounds per person per day in 2005.

This statement is taken directly from; http://www.epa.gov/msw/msw99.htm

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