NEW JERSEY SOLID WASTE DATABASE TRENDS ANALYSIS

(1985 through 2010)

RECYCLING

GENERATION
Year
Total Tons
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

1)
1)
1)
2)
2)
2)
2)
3)
3)
4)
4)
5)
5)
6)
6)

11.4
11.5
12.4
14.0
14.3
14.8
14.3
13.2
14.8
15.9
16.8
16.9
16.9
15.7
17.2
17.7
18.1
19.3
19.8
21.8
21.6
22.7
21.6
22.1
19.4
22.0

Total
Tons
0.9
1.1
1.8
5.4
6.1
6.8
7.2
6.3
7.8
9.0
10.1
10.2
10.3
8.7
9.5
9.4
10.2
10.3
10.2
12
11.4
12.4
12.4
13
11
13.3

% of
Total Tons
8%
10%
15%
39%
43%
46%
50%
48%
53%
56%
60%
61%
61%
56%
55%
53%
54%
54%
52%
55%
53%
55%
57%
59%
57%
61%

MSW
Tons
0.6
0.7
1.2
1.5
2.1
2.5
2.8
3.1
3.1
3.3
3.6
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.1
3.2
3.5
3.6
4
3.8
3.9
3.6
3.9

% of
Total
MSW Tons Tons
9%
12%
18%
23%
30%
34%
39%
42%
40%
42%
45%
42%
43%
40%
39%
38%
36%
34%
33%
34%
34%
36%
37%
38%
37%
40%

10.5
10.4
10.6
8.6
8.2
8.0
7.1
6.9
7.0
6.9
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.9
7.7
8.3
8.6
9.0
9.5
9.8
10.1
10.3
9.2
9
8.4
8.7

% of
Total Tons
92%
90%
85%
61%
57%
54%
50%
52%
47%
43%
40%
39%
39%
44%
45%
47%
46%
47%
48%
45%
47%
45%
43%
41%
43%
39%

DISPOSAL
In-State
Total
% of
Tons Total Tons
9.7
9.6
9.2
4.6
4.5
4.8
4.4
4.3
4.5
4.7
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.5
5.2
5.6
5.2
5.3
5.6
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.4
5.2
4.4
4.8

85%
83%
74%
33%
31%
32%
31%
33%
30%
30%
26%
25%
25%
29%
30%
32%
28%
28%
28%
26%
26%
25%
25%
24%
23%
22%

Out-Of-State
Total
% of
Tons Total Tons
0.8
0.8
1.4
4.0
3.7
3.2
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.7
3.4
3.7
3.9
4.1
4.5
4.6
3.8
3.8
4
3.9

7%
7%
11%
28%
26%
22%
19%
20%
17%
14%
14%
14%
14%
15%
15%
15%
18%
19%
20%
19%
21%
17%
18%
17%
20%
17%

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Note: All numbers are in millions of tons per year and have been rounded for presentation purposes.

1) Final statistics from 1985 through 1987 derived from O&D and tonnage grant figures reported to the Department.
2) Final statistics from 1988 through 1991 derived from O&D and tonnage grant reported figures as supplemented by industry survey
information for junked autos, asphalt, concrete, heavy iron, tires and batteries.
3) Final statistics derived from O&D and tonnage grant reported figures and supplemented only by add-ons from the NJDOT.
4) Beginning with the 1994 recycling reporting period, industry documented tonnage's for other aluminum scrap, other non-ferrous scrap, white
goods and sheet iron, junked autos and heavy iron form the basis for the final tonnage's in these material categories. In addition, for 1995,
additional recycling tonnage's not reported by the municipalities were added to the total recycling tonnage's.
5) Recycling tonnage's for 1996 and '97 do not include material from the 62 and 45 municipalities respectively which did not report those years.
6) Recycling tonnages for 1998,'99 and '00 do not include material from the 47, 15 and 10 municipalities respectively which did not report those years.