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Main Title Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2005 Facts and Figures. Executive Summary.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Solid Waste.
Publisher 18 Oct 2006
Year Published 2006
Stock Number PB2007-103036
Additional Subjects Municipal solid waste ; 1960-2005 ; Tables (Data) ; Charts (Graphs) ; Trends ; Management ; Methodology ; Generation ; Recycling ; Disposal ; National municiple solid waste (MSW) stream
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NTIS  PB2007-103036 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
This report describes the national municipal solid waste (MSW) stream based on data collected for 1960 through 2005. The historical perspective is useful for establishing trends in types of MSW generated and in the ways it is managed. In this Executive Summary, we briefly describe the methodology used to characterize MSW in the United States and provide the latest facts and figures on MSW generation, recycling, and disposal.