Americans produce 250 tons of waste per day, with 34% recycled or composted. 27% is food scraps or landscaping waste. Recycling efforts have increased since 1960, but vary by region. In the UK, landfill waste decreased by 8.8%. 40% of US food goes to waste, and 1 billion shopping bags are used annually.
In 2010, Americans produced an average of 250 tons of waste — about 4.4 pounds (2 kg) per person — each day, though 34 percent of that was recycled or composted. About 27% of the waste produced by Americans is food scraps or landscaping waste. In 1960, Americans produced an average of 2.7 kg of trash per person each day, although recycling was less common. Since then, recycling efforts, such as curbside collection of recyclables, have increased significantly. These efforts vary by region, however, and some areas of the United States have fewer recycling opportunities than others.
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In the UK, the amount of waste collected and sent to landfill decreased by 8.8% between the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years.
One study showed that approximately 40% of food in the United States goes to waste.
As of 2012, Americans used about 1 billion shopping bags a year.
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