This statistic displays the revenue generated by the municipal solid waste industry in selected large U.S. cities in 2012. During this period, the Los Angeles' municipal solid waste industry generated 324 million U.S. dollars. Average refuse levels tend to fall after cities implement volume based residential garbage fees.
Revenue from municipal solid waste in major U.S. cities in 2012
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Excludes San Francisco because residents are directly billed by a private company for garbage services.
Revenues include fees for garbage collection and disposal; landfill tipping fees; sale of recyclable materials; sale of electricity, gas steam, or other by products of waste resource recovery or cogeneration facilities. It excludes fees related to regulation or inspection activities.
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Citizens Budget Commission. (February 5, 2015). Revenue from municipal solid waste in major U.S. cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/487060/municipal-solid-waste-revenue-in-the-us-by-major-city/
Citizens Budget Commission. "Revenue from municipal solid waste in major U.S. cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 5, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/487060/municipal-solid-waste-revenue-in-the-us-by-major-city/
Citizens Budget Commission. (2015). Revenue from municipal solid waste in major U.S. cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/487060/municipal-solid-waste-revenue-in-the-us-by-major-city/
Citizens Budget Commission. "Revenue from Municipal Solid Waste in Major U.S. Cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/487060/municipal-solid-waste-revenue-in-the-us-by-major-city/
Citizens Budget Commission, Revenue from municipal solid waste in major U.S. cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/487060/municipal-solid-waste-revenue-in-the-us-by-major-city/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Revenue from municipal solid waste in major U.S. cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Citizens Budget Commission, February 5, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/487060/municipal-solid-waste-revenue-in-the-us-by-major-city/
