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New York State MSW Composition
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Summary Combined Composition Analysis
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Year 2008
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MaterialTons Generated% of TotalTons Disposed% of TotalTons Diverted% Diverted
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Newspaper744,0954.06%251,6941.72%492,40166.17%
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Corrugated Cardboard1,831,31710.00%869,7065.96%961,61152.51%
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Other Recyclable Paper2,172,63911.86%1,618,44411.09%554,19525.51%
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Other Compostable Paper
1,223,2446.68%1,219,3318.36%3,9140.32%
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Sub-Total Paper5,971,29632.61%3,959,17527.13%2,012,12033.70%
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Ferrous/Aluminum Containers
290,4291.59%174,4841.20%115,94539.92%
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Other Non-Ferrous Metals176,8390.97%98,4320.67%78,40744.34%
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Other Ferrous Metals794,5814.34%550,6073.77%243,97430.70%
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Sub-Total Metals1,261,8506.89%823,5235.64%438,32634.74%
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PET Containers184,6771.01%98,3590.67%86,31846.74%
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HDPE Containers155,2200.85%124,6540.85%30,56719.69%
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Other Plastic (3-7) Containers
35,3940.19%33,9260.23%1,4684.15%
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Film Plastic1,052,5655.75%1,034,6417.09%17,9241.70%
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Other Plastic 1,144,0746.25%1,128,7527.74%15,3221.34%
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Sub-Total Plastics2,571,92914.05%2,420,33116.59%151,5985.89%
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Glass Containers729,6873.98%404,4892.77%325,19844.57%
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Other Glass71,9260.39%70,5510.48%1,3751.91%
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Sub-Total Glass801,6134.38%475,0403.26%326,57340.74%
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Food Scraps3,232,97617.65%3,199,23321.93%33,7421.04%
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Yard Trimmings919,7705.02%302,8882.08%616,88267.07%
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Sub-Total Organics4,152,74522.68%3,502,12124.00%650,62415.67%
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Textiles948,5165.18%908,2666.22%40,2504.24%
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Wood638,3723.49%610,6024.18%27,7704.35%
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Miscellaneous1,965,71710.73%1,892,58912.97%73,1273.72%
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Sub-Total Other3,552,60519.40%3,411,45723.38%141,1483.97%
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Total18,312,038100.00%14,591,648100.00%3,720,39020.32%
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Population Served (Statewide)
19,490,297
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Quantity/Capita (tons)0.940.75
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Quantity/Capita (lbs)1,8791,497
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Quantity/Capita/Day (lbs)5.154.10
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Residential Disposal (@ 54% of total disposal)7,879,490
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Residential Disposal (lbs/day)
15,758,979,840
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Residential Disposal/Capita (lbs)
809
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