Your Trash Legacy
70.7
tons
4.9 lbs/day × 79 years — Average American
2,213 curbside carts
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Data based on EPA 2018 Municipal Solid Waste statistics. Average: 4.9 lbs/person/day. Life expectancy: 79 years (CDC).
Habit impact estimates derived from EPA category data, composting studies, and source reduction research.