- Each person generates about 4.7 kilograms of waste every day
- In the U.S., 33.4% of solid waste, or recycled or composted 12.6% is burned in the combustion of fuel and 54%, making their way into landfills
- In 2007 99% of lead-acid batteries were recycled, 54% paper and cardboard is recycled, 64% are processed by trimming the yard and about 35% of metals were recycled
- Total recycling in 2007 saved the energy equivalent of 10.7 billion gallons of gasoline and prevents the release of carbon dioxide by 35 million cars
- The number of polygons in the U.S. are declining, and their size increases. In 1998, the 8000 landfill, but only 1754 in 2007
- Every ton of mixed paper recycled can save energy equivalent to 185 gallons of gasoline
- The 8660 road recycling programs exist in the United States
- There are about 3,510 community composting programs in the United States
- Disposal of waste to landfill fell from 89% in 1980 to 54% in 2007
- 1 t Recycling aluminum cans saves the equivalent of 1,665 gallons of gasoline
- In 2007, the United States is recycled and composted 85 million tons from 254 million tons of solid waste generated
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Interesting recycling facts industrial wastes
21 – Age of consumption. Every year for the normal human processes require different consumer products. To meet the annual needs of one person requires more than 19 tons of raw material to process almost 1000 tons of water, using about 3 kilowatts of power of different kinds. In total 10.2% of this amount is converted into a final product, and everything else is garbage. Moreover, this industrial waste. Household waste an average adult produces up to half a ton per year. Extraction of raw materials, minerals and natural resources, its scope exceeded the volcanic activity and total biomass of livelihoods. In the process of manufacturing and industry, all these resources are used irrationally and short-sighted. Wastes are recyclable and nonutilizable. The former include food and household rubbish, which is disposed of by 90% in the same proportion disposed of oil and machinery.