Successes

• In 2018, household hazardous waste (HHW) permanent collection programs and collection events reported 8,208 tons of waste collected, nearly 4 percent of which was diverted for reuse.
• Through the Texas Recycles Computers and the Texas Recycles TVs programs, more than 19 million pounds of electronics were collected from consumers in 2019.
• In 2018, approximately 1.7 million tons of materials were diverted for recycling or reuse from landfills and processing facilities in Texas.
• A total of 845,011 tons of waste was composted from 10 landfills, and 19 composting facilities around the state in 2018.
• From 1986 to the mid-1990s, the state’s reserve capacity for disposal (the time it would take landfills to fill up if they continued operating normally) was less than 22 years. Thanks to changes in technology, processes, and waste diversion, the current reserve capacity for disposal is about 51 years.
• From 2013 to 2018, companies and facilities reported having reduced more than 8.7 million tons of hazardous waste.

Publications

Put Waste in Its Place	School Recycling	What Do I Do with It Now	Electronics Recycling

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