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Table Cf211-216 - Disposition of municipal solid waste: 1960-2000

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  Cf211 Cf212 Cf213 Cf214 Cf215 Cf216
Gross discards Recovery for recycling Recovery for composting Net discards Combustion Discards to landfills
Row Year Million tons Million tons Million tons Million tons Million tons Million tons
1 1960 88.1 5.6 Z 82.5 27.0 55.5
2 1970 121.1 8.0 Z 113.0 25.1 87.9
3 1980 151.6 14.5 Z 137.1 13.7 123.4
4 1990 205.2 29.0 4.2 172.0 31.9 140.1
5 1994 214.2 42.2 8.5 163.6 32.5 131.1
6 1995 211.4 45.3 9.6 156.5 35.5 120.9
7 1996 209.2 46.4 10.9 151.9 36.1 115.8
8 1997 216.4 47.3 12.1 156.3 36.7 119.6
9 1998 220.2 49.0 13.1 158.1 ---- ----
10 1999 231.0 50.1 14.7 166.2 ---- 132.1
11 2000 231.9 53.4 16.5 162.0 ---- 128.3



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