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Plastic Products Weights in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) by Category

Table A3.    xls   pdf   format Table A3. Plastic Products Weights in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) by Category, 2005 (Thousand Tons) Resin Generation Recovery Discards PET  2,860 540 2,320 HDPE  5,890 520 5,370 PVC  1,640 NA 1,640 LDPE/LLDPE  6,450 190 6,260 PP  4,000 10 3,990 PS  2,590 NA 2,590 Other resins  5,480 390 5,090 Total Plastics in MSW  28,910 1,650 27,260   Notes: Some detail of recovery by resin omitted due to lack of data. This table understates the recovery of plastics due to the dispersed nature of plasticsrecycling activities.  Discards includes all MSW material available for combustionwith energy recovery, discards to landfill, and other disposal.  For explanation of plastics abbreviations see Appendix C.   Source: Environmental Protection Agency, Municipal Solid Waste in the United States, 2005.  http://www.epa.gov/msw/msw99.htm