Recycling : Statistics

New Jersey DEP Recycling Statistics Link

          The Mercer County Improvement Authority is required to provide tonnage information to the State of New Jersey each year.  Below are a few of those numbers.

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation Total 1993 - 2002
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Grand
Total		 101,466.95 199,925.19 4,933.49 38,469.46 57.63 344,852.72

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 2002
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 11,019.01 12,956.20 509.28     24,484.49

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 2001
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 9,265.15 15,820.08 449.55     25,534.78

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 2000
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 9,314.50 22,339.45 471.74 .77   32,126.46

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 1999
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 6,844.23 19,011.17 544.79 30.62   26,430.81

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 1998
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 8,593.42 21,849.46 342.85 124.79   30,910.52

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 1997
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 10,084.29 24,854.88 315.43 5,871.41 2.15 41,128.16

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 1996
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 10,460.26 24,090.32 487.17 7,484.30 18.96 42,541.01

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 1995
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 10,386.02 18,812.31 523.62 6,999.16 22.18 36,743.29

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 1994
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 12,780.26 19,664.34 492.33 11,884.62 8.00 44,829.55

 

Mercer County
Recyclable Generation 1993
(tons) Glass Paper Tires Yard Waste Batteries Total
Total 12,719.81 20,526.98 796.73 6,073.79 6.34 40,123.65