| COMMODITY RECYCLING | ||||||||||
| (Tons) | ||||||||||
| Nebraska - 1992 to 2001 | ||||||||||
| COMMODITY | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Flint/Clear | NA | NA | NA | 41 | 1,468 | 1,538 | 1,774 | 2,166 | 4,103 | 4,151 |
| Amber/Brown | NA | NA | NA | 19 | 698 | 663 | 2,026 | 1,013 | 3,213 | 1,933 |
| Green | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 214 | 168 | 324 | 992 | 1,800 | 1,756 |
| Mixed Glass | NA | NA | NA | 4,591 | 1,570 | 968 | 284 | 119 | 38 | 54 |
| Total Glass | 3,848 | 4,304 | 3,117 | 4,663 | 3,950 | 3,337 | 4,408 | 4,290 | 9,154 | 7,894 |
| Aluminum Cans | 6,152 | 7,870 | 9,098 | 9,137 | 9,666 | 12,563 | 13,802 | 7,839 | 12,956 | 7,694 |
| Other Aluminum | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6,868 | 6,487 | 5,263 |
| Steel Cans | 1,392 | 2,578 | 2,823 | 5,367 | 7,503 | 8,069 | 16,426 | 23,357 | 18,145 | 21,537 |
| Other Ferrous | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Other Non-ferrous | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| White Goods | NA | NA | NA | 7,229 | 7,449 | 7,532 | 12,856 | 30,743 | 20,831 | 20,437 |
| Total Metals | 7,544 | 10,448 | 11,921 | 21,733 | 24,618 | 28,164 | 43,084 | 68,807 | 58,419 | 54,931 |
| Newspaper (ONP) | 23,604 | 31,795 | 50,301 | 52,879 | 67,332 | 71,259 | 72,662 | 78,596 | 89,248 | 80,962 |
| Corrugated Boxes (OCC) | 52,976 | 78,782 | 106,856 | 107,050 | 117,591 | 168,995 | 136,831 | 138,867 | 157,620 | 129,166 |
| High Grade Paper | NA | NA | 2,495 | 53,239 | 47,001 | 37,629 | 43,389 | 39,998 | 50,308 | 39,351 |
| Mixed Paper (office pak) | 31,138 | 38,979 | 56,111 | 27,682 | 27,410 | 18,782 | 25,580 | 38,071 | 43,108 | 33,609 |
| Other Mixed | NA | NA | 283 | 11,494 | 12,545 | 20,837 | 21,705 | 25,840 | 27,316 | 18,620 |
| Total Paper | 107,718 | 149,556 | 216,046 | 252,344 | 271,879 | 317,502 | 300,167 | 321,372 | 367,600 | 301,708 |
| #1 Plastics (pop bottles) | 467 | 317 | 365 | 606 | 842 | 534 | 430 | 865 | 1,922 | 1,189 |
| #1 Plastics (other) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 300 | 397 | 806 | 25 | 30 | 269 |
| #2 Plastics (natural, milk) | 713 | 639 | 1,062 | 901 | 994 | 1,170 | 957 | 1,141 | 1,637 | 1,363 |
| #2 Plastics (colored) | NA | NA | 4 | 769 | 479 | 527 | 521 | 291 | 432 | 858 |
| #6 Polystyrene | NA | NA | 50 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Other #'s 3 thru 7 | 100 | 60 | 21 | 18 | NA | NA | 37 | NA | NA | NA |
| Mixed Plastics | NA | NA | NA | 250 | 485 | 50 | 49 | 1,032 | 650 | 655 |
| Total Plastics | 1,280 | 1,016 | 1,502 | 2,545 | 3,100 | 2,678 | 2,800 | 3,354 | 4,671 | 4,334 |
| Grand Total | 120,390 | 165,324 | 232,586 | 281,285 | 303,547 | 351,681 | 350,459 | 397,823 | 439,844 | 368,867 |
| Annual Recycling Rate | 7.6% | 9.2% | 12.4% | 14.3% | 14.6% | 16.7% | 16.2% | 18.0% | 19.5% | 16.9% |
| Tons Recycled | 120,390 | 165,324 | 232,586 | 281,285 | 303,547 | 351,681 | 350,459 | 397,823 | 439,844 | 368,867 |
| Tons Landfilled | 1,468,980 (est.) | 1,623,383 | 1,643,590 | 1,684,381 | 1,781,025 | 1,756,087 | 1,813,246 | 1,813,246 | 1,813,246 | 1,813,246 |
| Source: Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, Nebraska Resource Recycling Directory, 2003-2004, 2004. | ||||||||||
| Note: Annual Recycling Rate = Amount Recycled/(Amount Recycled +Amount Landfilled) | ||||||||||
| Last Updated: 2/17/04 10:01 | ||||||||||
| by Nebraska Databook | ||||||||||
| email: mlundeen@neded.org | ||||||||||