1997 Tonnage
Minneapolis Solid Waste & Recycling
|
|
TONS
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%
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Newspaper
|
14,673.00
|
9.07%
|
Cans-Alum
|
353.00
|
0.22%
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Cans-Tin
|
644.00
|
0.40%
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Glass
|
4,008.00
|
2.48%
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Plastic
|
878.00
|
0.54%
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Corrugated
|
332.00
|
0.21%
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Magazines
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672.00
|
0.42%
|
Phone Books
|
501.00
|
0.31%
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Milk Cartons
|
80.00
|
0.05%
|
Subtotal
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22,141.00
|
13.70%
|
|
|
|
|
Appliances & Scrap Metals
Subtotal
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3,260.00
|
2.01%
|
|
|
|
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Yard Waste - Residential
|
19,627.00
|
12.13%
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Yard Waste - Streets
|
2,800.00
|
1.73%
|
Yard Waste -Christmas Trees
|
|
BURNED-NOT RECYCLED
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Subtotal
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22,427.00
|
13.86%
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|
|
|
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Construction Landfilled
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1,491.00
|
0.92%
|
Construction Recycled
|
923.00
|
0.57%
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Subtotal
|
2,414.00
|
1.49%
|
|
|
|
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Household Batteries
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23.00
|
0.01%
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Tires
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278.00
|
0.17%
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Tv’s & Computers
|
47.00
|
0.03%
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Subtotal
|
348.00
|
0.21%
|
|
|
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Garbage Subtotal
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111,248.00
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68.74%
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|
|
|
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TOTAL ALL WEIGHT
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161,838.00
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100.01%
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|
|
|
minus(-) garbage =
TOTAL RECYCLING
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50,590.00
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31.27%
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Updated 03/2005
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