Disposal rate of municipal solid waste in pounds per person per day
Current Value
3.82
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Story Behind the Curve
On the whole, Vermont generated more waste in 2018, continuing a two year trend of increasing waste production. But, from this produced waste, Vermonter's diverted (recycled, composted etc.) a higher tonnage of recyclables than ever before. Although disposal rates increased for the second year in a row, it is notable that this years increase was approximately half of that that occurred in 2017, so the rate of change is slowing.