tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37843643.post9211219293038606502..comments2023-10-24T08:49:33.385-04:00Comments on Subdivision Trustees - St. Louis Metro Area: Recycling FactsBill Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615251922927001013noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37843643.post-85850756745031890682008-03-29T07:54:00.000-04:002008-03-29T07:54:00.000-04:00(For immediate release) Contact: Renee Bungart(573...(For immediate release) Contact: Renee Bungart<BR/>(573) 751-4465<BR/>JEFFERSON CITY, MO, MAY, 2006 - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has<BR/>determined that the state is keeping an estimated 46 percent of its trash out of landfills.<BR/>In 2005, the department estimates that 1.13 tons of waste was landfilled per person in the state.<BR/>This is up slightly from 1.07 tons per person in 2004. However, it is less than in 1990 when 1.3<BR/>tons of waste per person were disposed. The estimated amount of trash generated statewide has<BR/>increased from 11.7 million tons a year ago, to 12.1 million tons in 2005. Paper products are still<BR/>the largest percentage of waste disposed of.<BR/>Missouri landfills received 98,611 tons less waste in 2005 than accepted in 2004. However,<BR/>Missouri exported 415,700 more tons of waste during the same period.<BR/>Since 2001 Missouri has continued to meet the 40 percent waste diversion goal established by<BR/>Senate Bill 530, which was signed into law in 1990.<BR/>The department has several fact sheets, technical bulletins and brochures on the Web that can<BR/>provide additional ways to reduce waste. For additional ways to reduce waste in your business or<BR/>home, visit the department’s Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp/publist.htm or contact Dennis<BR/>Hansen at 1-800-361-4827 or (573) 751-5401.<BR/>For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the<BR/>department’s upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department’s online calendar at<BR/>www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.<BR/>###<BR/>P:\Plan&Adm\Marshall-Griffin\Waste Diversion\2005 Waste Diversion Press Release.docAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com