The United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as everyday items we use and then throw away, such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, and batteries. This comes from our homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses.

In 2010, Americans generated about 250 million tons of trash and recycled and composted over 85 million tons of this material, equivalent to a 34.1 percent recycling rate. On average, we recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of our individual waste generation of 4.43 pounds per person per day (Figure 1 and Figure 2).

The EPA encourages practices that reduce the amount of waste needing to be disposed of, such as waste prevention, recycling, and composting.

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