Facts & FAQs

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Solid Waste Facts  

• According to Arkansas law it is illegal to burn barrel of trash; check out the flyer above. 
• 90 to 95 percent of house hold waste can be recycled and is free of charge as long as it meets the dump regulations. 
• About one-third of an average dump or landfill is comprised of packaging material. 
• Each year, a single person throws out an average of 1,200 pounds of organic waste that could be composted. 
• On average, for every $10 spent on buying products, $1 is for the packaging that gets thrown out. Packaging materials make up about 65% of an average household's trash! 
• The average cost of waste processing in the U.S. is about - $30 per ton to recycle, $50 to send it to a landfill, and between $60-$75 to incinerate it!