A matsayin al'umma, Amurkawa suna samar da sharar gida fiye da kowace al'umma a duniya, bisa hukuma tare da 4.4 pounds (2.0 kg) na sharar gida (MSW) kowane mutum kowace rana, tare da wani binciken da aka kiyasta 7.1 pounds (3.2 kg) a kowace rana. Kashi kusan 55 cikin 100 na wannan sharar ana bayar da ita ne a matsayin sharar gida, yayin da sauran kashi arba'in da biyar na sharar gida a cikin 'rabobin sharar Amurka' sun fito ne daga masana'antu, tallace-tallace, da kasuwancin kasuwanci a cikin tattalin arzikin Amurka. Dangane da bayanan mallakar da aka fitar ga jama'a, an saka sunan Nevada a matsayin "Mafi ɓarna Jiha" na Amurka na shekaru 2005-2010; Inda kowane mazaunin ya jefar da fiye da fam 14 na abubuwan da ba a sake sarrafa su ba, ba a sake amfani da su ba, galibi suna ƙarewa zuwa wuraren sharar ƙasa da incinerators a kowace rana, fam takwas sama da matsakaicin jifa na yau da kullun na jihar.