Figure 9. Municipal Solid Waste Generation by Weight, 1993 and 2000

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    • a"Other" includes, for example, rubber, leather, and textiles.
    Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1994, EPA/530-R-94-042 (Washington, DC, November 1994).

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