Region 8
Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations
Recycling and Solid Waste Management
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Reducing our resource use and responsibly managing our waste
Recently published statistics show that in 2005, U.S. residents, businesses, and institutions produced more than 245 million tons of trash – that's almost 4 1/2 pounds for each of us every day (municipal solid waste basic facts). What happens to all this trash? The good news is nearly 32% was removed from the waste stream through reuse and recycling. The bad news is, the remaining 68% must be landfilled or incinerated, both of which are costly - economically and environmentally. As a nation we can do better. We can reduce the amount of waste we generate and increase the amount of waste we recycle and reuse.
What Region 8 is Doing
We currently recycle or reuse a wide range of consumer items:
Mixed paper
White & colored
Newspapers
Magazines
Junk mail
Books
Paperboard
Office supplies
3-Ring binders
Pens and pencils
Folders
Polyethylene envelopes
Miscellaneous supplies
Packaging/packing material
Cardboard
Polystyrene
Electronic waste
Computers
CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes
Toner cartridges
Cell phones
Food/beverage
Steel cans, aerosol cans, glass and plastic bottles, plastic containers #1 -#7, and aluminum cans, foil and trays.
Other
Batteries