Mass Recycles Paper

Our goal is to get one million tons of paper out of the trash!

Will you join the campaign and do everything you can to help us meet this ambitious goal?

STEP 1: Determine your community’s waste generation
	+		=
Total tons of trash sent for disposal		Total tons of materials diverted* from disposal		Total Generation (amount of trash and recyclables generated in your community)
STEP 2: Determine the amount of recoverable/recyclable paper still in your waste stream after recycling
	x	0.20**	=
Total Generation (from above)				Total paper in waste stream that could be recycled
STEP 3: Calculate the recoverable paper that could be recycled from your waste
	-		=
Total Paper in waste stream that could be recycled (from above)		Actual Tons of paper recycled		Recoverable paper in waste that could be recycled
STEP 4: Calculate the total cost to dispose of recyclable paper
	x		=
Recoverable paper in waste stream (above)		Per ton dispoal cost		Total cost to throw away paper

* Total tons diverted = tons of recycling + tons of composting + tons of household hazardous products and difficult-to-manage-waste collected to be recycled

** Based on MassDEP waste stream analysis

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