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Consumption

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Trash Tonnage per Week in Newton

16,698 Tons

Year 2024

Pounds of Waste per Household per Week

Compost Participation

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residents registered to use drop-off composting bins.

As of February 2025.

575

3,160

Black Earth Compost curbside service subscribers.

Waste Disposal

Residential
Curbside Diversion

(Total materials collected at the curb)

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Material Diversion

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7,778 tons

of single-stream recycling.

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+

18 collection events

of household hazardous waste.

Sources and Resources