Edison Garraway.pdf - Caribbean Environmental Health Institute

Changes in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Relative to Landfilling(tonnes of CO 2 equivalent emissions per tonne of material)Waste Management OptionMaterialSource ReductionRecyclingCombustionNewspaper-2.7-2.50.0Office Paper-6.3-5.4-2.9Cardboard-3.3-3.0-0.9Aluminum Cans-12.0-15.7+0.1Steel Cans-3.4-2.3-2.0Glass-0.6-0.40.0HDPE Containers-2.5-1.5+0.8LDPE Containers-3.6-2.0+0.8PET Containers-4.0-2.5+0.9