Beverage Containers and Municipal Solid Waste
Beverage Containers and Municipal Solid Waste
Soft drinks = 0.8% of MSW (these are very lightweight, just aluminum and plastic, and overall, small portion of beverages)
Carbonated beverages = 4.0% of MSW (Soft drinks and beer)
All beverages = 5.6% of MSW (Excluding milk, pouches, gabletop, and aseptic)