{"id":155,"date":"2022-06-21T02:57:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T07:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/begreenmonkey.com\/?p=155"},"modified":"2022-07-17T19:53:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T00:53:54","slug":"american-household-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/begreenmonkey.com\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"American Household Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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While household waste may seem like a minor concern compared to the waste massive corporations make every year, it’s still a crucial part of combatting climate change and the stressed environment.<\/span><\/p>

We want to show you that municipal recycling<\/span> is not insignificant<\/span><\/a> and that making some minor changes in your house can lead to a healthier home and environment.<\/span><\/p>

But how do you live a green lifestyle when it seems like everything is fighting against you? And what exactly are the different kinds of household waste you need to worry about?<\/span><\/p>

If you’re interested in the different types of waste the American home makes, then keep reading.<\/span><\/p>

How Much Waste Does the Average American Make?<\/b><\/h2>

If we were to divide the total amount of trash generated per year by each person living in the United States, the average total trash produced by a single person would be 2,071 pounds each. Let’s take a moment to let that sink in. The most up-to-date documents from the United States Environmental Protection Agency come from 2018, and they say America is generating around<\/span> 292 million tons<\/span><\/a> of waste each year.<\/span><\/p>

This is only solid waste, mind you, and of that amount, only around 32% gets recycled. This means, for every person, the average amount of trash thrown out each year weighs the same as a grizzly bear.<\/span><\/p>

As a whole, the world generates around<\/span> 2.01 billion tons<\/span><\/a> of solid garbage per year. So, despite having only 16% of the world’s population, well-developed and high-income countries, like America and the UK, produce around 34% of the world’s total waste.<\/span><\/p>

The Five Types of Waste<\/b><\/h2>

The thing is, all the above information only applies to solid waste, which we’ll define in a second. There’s a lot less information available to say exactly how much of each we’re producing since it’s tricky to discern the amounts of other wastes generated by the average American home.<\/span><\/p>

We can divide waste types into five categories. Let’s look at what those are.<\/span><\/p>

Liquid Waste<\/b><\/h3>

Some of the most common examples of liquid waste are waste detergents, wash water, dirty water, organic liquids, and rainwater. Households, corporations, and industries are the most common sources of these examples of waste.<\/span><\/p>

Within that scope, we can categorize liquid waste as either “point” or “non-point” source waste, depending on where it comes from. All manufactured liquids are point source wastewater. Non-point is any kind of natural liquid waste.<\/span><\/p>

Solid Rubbish<\/b><\/h3>

Solid rubbish, arguably the most common type of waste, comprises a much wider range of items and objects, and we can divide this into four basic categories. They are:<\/span><\/p>