WASTE COMPOSITION

National data collected by the EPA estimates that 9.5% of consumer products landfilled are metal:

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfilled by material (146.1 MTons). EPA 2018.

METAL COMPOSITION

Of the 9.5% metal discarded annually, ~50% is ferrous, and ~50% is non-ferrous:

Metals landfilled by type (13.9 MTons). EPA 2018.

These non-ferrous metals are broadly categorized as:

  • Other Metals

  • Aluminum Cans

  • Major Appliances

  • Other Non-Ferrous

WHAT WE ARE DOING DIFFERENTLY

Our sorting and sampling methodology can precisely quantify the total non-ferrous metal content of landfill material by element, rather than category.

We can determine the total % composition of metals such as aluminum, nickel, copper, zinc, tin, lead, gold, silver, etc.

We also record stainless steel and ferrous metal quantities.