Municipal Solid Waste

Basics

• Often Abbreviated as MSW
• All solid waste produced by a group/facility
• Essentially all "trash" + recycling + solid compostables

Average Composition (USA Data Mainly)

Plastics

• Assuming "other" means thermosets?
• Spreadsheet Here

Study A

• According to this source

Study B

• According to this source

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on MSW