recycling rates
Waste diversion percentages
Recycling rates measure the percentage of waste materials that get diverted from landfills and processed for reuse.
Communities track recycling rates as indicators of environmental progress: The city's recycling rate increased to 35 percent after implementing curbside pickup.
Rates vary widely by region, material type, and how "recycling" is defined—some calculations count only materials actually reprocessed, while others include everything collected.
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- diversionRedirection of attention
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
- landfillWaste burial ground
- zero wasteEliminating discarded materials entirely
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