U.S. solid waste industry revenue 2000-2017

The solid waste industry in the United States generated 63.4 billion U.S. dollars of revenue in 2017. Municipal solid waste is more commonly known as the garbage produced by households and can include packaging, grass clippings, bottles, and newspapers. Material that is recovered from the waste stream can be recycled and composted, the remainder will end up in landfills. The average American generated 4.51 pounds of trash per day in 2017, an increase from 2.68 pounds per day in 1960. Food and other organic wastes made up the largest share of waste materials landfilled. Waste streams The municipal solid waste industry is highly regulated by public policies and regulations and is regionally dependent. The waste composition generated by different regions will require different waste management technologies. In the United States, paper and paperboard products account for the largest share of municipal solid waste. However, generation of paper products has declined as the consumption of newspaper and office papers have been reduced due to increased use of electronic records.

美国固体废物产业在2017年创造了634亿美元的收益。市政固体废物，通常被称作家庭产生的垃圾，可能包括包装、草坪修剪物、瓶子和报纸。从废物流中回收的材料可以进行回收和堆肥处理，其余部分将最终进入垃圾填埋场。2017年，平均每位美国公民每日产生4.51磅的垃圾，这一数字相较于1960年的每日2.68磅有所增加。食物及其他有机废物构成了填埋垃圾材料中的最大份额。废物流：市政固体废物产业受到公共政策和法规的高度监管，且在地区间存在依赖性。不同地区产生的废物组成需要不同的废物管理技术。在美国，纸和纸板产品占据了市政固体废物中的最大比例。然而，随着报纸和办公用纸的消耗因电子记录的使用增加而减少，纸制品的生成量已经下降。