This statistic and others are available from the organization's recently released Trash Facts IV pocket booklet. Phone 410/889-7800 for more information.
U.S. RECYCLING RATE LEVELS OFF
The nation's 1996 municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rate of 27.3% represented an increase of only about one percent over the 1995 rate, according to The Waste Policy Center in Leesburg, VA.
Jul 31, 1997
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