[DOC] [TLE] How much do we waste daily? - Center for Sustainability & Commerce [PAR] The average person generates 4.3 pounds of waste per day. This is 1.6 pounds 
more than most produced back in 1960. ... Municipal solid waste landfills are the 
second-largest source of human-related methane emissions in the United States, 
accounting for approximately 22 percent of these emissions in 2008 (EPA, 2011). [DOC] [TLE] Human Footprint | National Geographic Channel [PAR] Here are the numbers: Americans generated 251 million tons of trash in 2006, 
the most recent year for which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has 
data. Our per capita trash disposal rate was 4.6 pounds per person, per day. ... of 
all methane; landfill and wastewater treatment gases made up 2.3 percent of U.S.
... [DOC] [TLE] Food Waste: The Facts - World Food Day [PAR] It seems routine to us: if we have leftover food scraps that are unfit for eating, ... 
about one-third of all food produced worldwide, worth around US$1 trillion, gets 
lost or ... which are the largest source of methane emissions; In the USA, 30-40% 
of the food supply is wasted, equaling more than 20 pounds of food per person 
per... [DOC] [TLE] Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures ... [PAR] Sep 12, 2016 ... Each year EPA produces a report called Advancing Sustainable Materials ... In 
2013, Americans generated about 254 million tons of trash and recycled and ... of 
our individual waste generation of 4.40 pounds per person per day. ... Paper and 
paperboard account for 27 percent and yard trimmings and food... [DOC] [TLE] 22 Facts About Plastic Pollution (And 10 Things We Can Do About It ... [PAR] Apr 7, 2014 ... It seems nearly impossible to escape plastic in our every day lives, doesn't it? ... 
And all this plastic pollution is not only a problem for the earth, it's bad for our 
health. ... We currently recover only five percent of the plastics we produce. ... 
Americans throw away 35 billion plastic water bottles every year... [DOC] [TLE] Facts - End Food Waste Now [PAR] Approximately 40 percent of food in the U.S. goes to waste. ... Roughly one third 
of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year ... and 
foodservice food waste is the largest source of food loss in the marketing chain. ... 
in 2000 provided 3,800 calories per person per day...of that 3,800, an estimate 
1,100... [DOC] [TLE] Facts About Paper: The Impact of Consumption - The Paperless ... [PAR] Each year, the world produces more than 300 million tons of paper. ... On 
average, a person in the United States uses more than 700 pounds of paper 
every year. ... waste in landfills  26 million tons (or 16% of landfill solid waste) in 
2009. ... end of the day  this daily lifespan occurs for over a trillion sheets of 
paper per year,... [DOC] [TLE] 11 Facts About Recycling | DoSomething.org | Volunteer for Social ... [PAR] Welcome to DoSomething.org, one of the largest orgs for young people and ... 
The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash every day and about 1.5 ... 
Americans make more than 200 million tons of garbage each year, enough to fill
... [DOC] [TLE] FACTS ABOUT PAPER AND PAPER WASTE - iD2 [PAR] Approx. 324 L. of water is used to produce 1 KG of paper. ... KG per person with 
North America accounting for ... Paper manufacturing is the 3rd largest user of 
fossil ... The average daily web user prints 28 pages daily. ... 700 pounds of 
paper are consumed by the average ... Every ton of recycled paper saves about 
17 trees. [DOC] [TLE] Click here for Republic Services Environmental Facts - Sheridan [PAR] Recycling paper uses 60 percent less energy than manufacturing paper from 
virgin ... Every day Americans use enough steel and tin cans to make steel pipe ... 
The average American throws away about 3.5 pounds of garbage per day. ... 
Every day, American families produce an estimated 4 million pounds of 
household. [DOC] [TLE] WASTE & RECYCLING FACTS

Question: Every day, each person in the U.S. produces about 4 pounds of trash & the largest percentage is made of this
Answer: paper