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The average salary for workers in waste management, as reported by the job search website Indeed, was $82,000 in July 2011. Large national firms offering both commercial and residential services make millions of dollars in profits from trash collection and processing each year.

Extra Bags of Trash: WM will collect a maximum of four (4) extra trash bags set at curbside, four times per year at no additional charge on your regularly scheduled pickup day.

Canada. Canada's estimated total waste generation is the largest in the entire world. It has an estimated annual waste total is 1,325,480,289 metric tons. Given Canada's population of 36.7 million, that's an estimated annual waste per capita of 36.1 metric tons.

On Call Service: Call 24 hours in advance required. Extra Bags of Trash: WM will collect a maximum of four (4) extra trash bags set at curbside, four times per year at no additional charge on your regularly scheduled pickup day.

The trash production in the United States has almost tripled since 1960. This trash is handled in various ways. About 32.5 percent of the trash is recycled or composted, 12.5 percent is burned and 55 percent is buried in landfills source: EPA.

The United States, with the third-largest population of all countries, produced the most municipal solid waste in the world 258 million tonnes of MSW was generated in 2017. By contrast, second-place China generated 210 million tonnes of MSW in 2017.

This trash is handled in various ways. About 32.5 percent of the trash is recycled or composted, 12.5 percent is burned and 55 percent is buried in landfills source: EPA.The United States ranks about in the middle of the major countries (United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France and Japan) in landfill disposal.

Worldwide, the biggest producer of waste per capita is Canada. At an estimated 36.1 metric tons per year, this was 10 metric tons more per capita than the United States. Canada produces an estimated 1.33 billion metric tons of waste per year, with 1.12 billion metric tons of this generated by industrial waste.

The single most prevalent material found was food waste, which accounted for about 15 percent of what was thrown away. The second most prevalent material found was cardboard at more than 8 percent by weight.