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A to Z Directory for the Facts and Figures Report about Materials, Waste and Recycling

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A B C D E F G H L M N O P R S T W Y

A

Aluminum Containers and Packaging

Appliances, major

Appliances, small

B

Bags and Sacks, paper

Bags, Sacks and Wraps, plastic

Batteries, lead-acid

Bottles; beer, soft drink, and wine and liquor

Bottles, plastic (See Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (plastics, bottles, and jars))

Boxes, cardboard

C

Cans, beer and soft drink

Cardboard (See Paper and Paperboard)

Carpets and Rugs

Cell Phones (See Electronics)

Clothing and Footwear

Combustion with Energy Recovery

Commercial Printing (see Other Commercial Printing)

Computers (See Electronics)

Construction and Demolition Materials

Containers and Packaging

D

Diapers, disposable

Directories, paper

E

F

Footwear (See Clothing and Footwear)

Furniture and Furnishings

G

Garbage (See Municipal Solid Waste)

Glass Containers

Grass (See Yard Trimmings)

H

Hazardous Waste

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plastic and natural bottles

L

Laptops (See Electronics)

Low density polyethylene/Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE/LLDPE) plastic

Linens (See Towels, Sheets and Pillowcases)

M

Miscellaneous Durable Goods

Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods

Miscellaneous Inorganic Waste

Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

N

Nondurable goods

Nonferrous metals

O

P

Packaging (See Containers and Packaging)

Paper and Paperboard

Paper Bags (See Bags and Sacks, paper)

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (plastics, bottles, and jars)

Plastic Bags (See Bags, Sacks and Wraps, plastic)

Plastic Plates and Cups

Polypropylene Plastic (PP plastic)

Printers (See Electronics)

Printing, commercial

Polystyrene Plastic (PS plastic)

Polyvinyl Chloride Plastic (PVC plastic)

R

Rugs (See Carpet and Rugs)

S

Shoes (see Clothing and Footwear)

Source Reduction

Steel (see Ferrous Metals)

Steel Containers and Packaging

Styrofoam (See Polystyrene (PS) plastic)

T

Textiles (See Clothing and Footwear and also Towels, Sheets and Pillowcases)

Tissue Paper (see Paper, tissue)

Tires (see Rubber Tires)

Trash (see Municipal Solid Waste)

Trash Bags, plastic

Towels, Sheets and Pillowcases

W

Waste-to-Energy (See Combustion with Energy Recovery)

Wood Pallets (see Pallets, wood)

Y

Yard Trimmings/Yard Waste and Composting