Top Ten Landfill Fillers

Does your weekend “to-do” list include a trip to the Yakima County dump?  Many folks do and you can almost predict what they’ll be hauling, from pizza boxes to junk mail and yard waste.  The EPA actually keeps track of such things so the next time you’re at the landfill, see if you recognize these items:

Top-10 items of domestic garbage in the U-S:
10. Paper folding cartons, 5.3 million tons,
9. Office-type papers, 6.8,
8. Other commercial printing, 7.1,
7. Furniture and furnishings, 7.2,
6. Wood packaging, 10.6,

5. Miscellaneous durables, 12,
   4. Newspapers, 13.1,
   3. Food waste, 14,
   2. Corrugated boxes, 28.8,
   1. Yard trimmings, 29.75 million tons.