Statistics

When we recycle one ton of paper, we prevent 60 pounds of air pollution.

Floyd County only contributed 786 tons of recyclables in 2020, while our neighbor Clark County was able to produce 26,395 tons.  We can do better!

Indiana’s recycling rate is 19.1%, while the national average is 35%.  Indiana’s low recycling rate leads to the creation of 2.35 tons of new landfill waste per person every year.  We can do better!

Indiana recycling increased slightly from 18.6% in 2019 to 19.1% 2020.

The recycling rate reached a high of only 20% between the years of 2015-2020.

Clark-Floyd landfills receive approximately 1,200 tons of waste every day.

In 2020, Indiana disposed of 6,212,494 tons of waste through in-state landfills and an additional 482,561 tons in out-of-state landfills.

Indiana’s produces 8,882,318 tons of waste from landfills, energy, recycling, composting, E-waste.

The United States makes up 4% of the world population but is the number 1 producer of garbage.