In some states Appliances may not be disposed of in garbage or in a landfill.

Recycling statistics: 251 million – tons of trash are recycled in the United States 53.4 – percentage of all paper products are recycled in the United States 32.5 – percentage of all total waste is recycled in the United States 100 – approximate percentage of increase in total recycling in the United States during the past decade 8,660 – number of curbside recycling programs in the United States in 2006 8,875 – number of curbside recycling programs in the United States in 2003 95 – percentage of energy saved by recycling an aluminum can, compared with manufacturing a new one 4.6 – pounds of trash per person per day in the United States (most in the world) 1.5 – pounds of recycled materials per person per day in the United States