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generation and disposal of waste in the United States,

and helps measure the success of waste reduction and

recycling programs across the country.

The report shows that Americans recycled and composted

85 million tons of the 254 million tons of total municipal solid waste

produced last year. Each person produced 4.6 pounds of trash per day, of which 1.5

pounds were recycled or composted. Recycling has increased slightly over

2006, when people recycled and composted around 82 million tons of the

251 million tons of total municipal solid waste produced.

Nov. 15, 2009, marked the twelfth anniversary of America Recycles Day, a

day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled

products. More than 35 states held America Recycles Day events,

with state and local governments, non-profit organizations, and large

industry partners promoting recycling efforts. America Recycles Day is

supported by the National Recycling Coalition and sponsored by EPA.

For more information on the  facts and figures of municipal solid

waste generation, recycling and disposal in the United States, please go

to http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/msw99.htm

If your car or truck runs on diesel and you haven't yet heard about converting to “veggie oil”, or if you are a restaurateur who needs to get rid of your waste vegetable oil, you may want to get to know Mark Howard. Mark buys waste vegetable oil from restaurants , cleans it and sells it for much less than diesel to vehicle owners who have converted their diesel engines to run on veggie oil. We got to know Mark at the Earth Day event at the Natick Collection in this past April.