*The Top Ten American States where Each Citizen, EACH DAY, throws away the highest levels of non-recycled, un-reused waste, ending up into Municipal and/or Rural landfills and incinerators. Includes residential, industrial, commercial/import wastes.

1. America’s Ten Most WASTEFUL States, per Day, 2005, 2010*
Americans produce more unused, non-recycled garbage per person than any other country in the world.
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2010 2005
Rank State Pounds p/day Rank State Pounds p/day
1 Nevada 14.1777 1 Nevada 16.9415
2 Virginia 11.2614 2 New Mexico 15.6367
3 Michigan 11.1904 3 Pennsylvania 12.9517
4 Colorado 10.4867 4 Michigan 10.4388
5 Delaware 10.4867 5 South Carolina 10.2101
6 New Mexico 9.2022 6 Kentucky 9.9515
7 Wisconsin 9.0061 7 Indiana 9.7873
8 Arizona 8.9418 8 North Dakota 9.4650
9 Oregon 8.8426 9 Wisconsin 9.4417
10 Georgia 8.3247 10 Oregon 9.0161
*The Top Ten American States where Each Citizen, EACH DAY, throws away the highest levels of non-recycled, un-reused waste,
ending up into Municipal and/or Rural landfills and incinerators. Includes residential, industrial, commercial/import wastes.
SOURCE: Proprietary Private Data obtained by author, with expressed written permission, used for American State Litter Scorecard and DO MESS WITH IT thesis.