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Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 1992. Where does it all go? Long Island’s solid waste generation and management, 1986 and 1991. Special Report # 103. Marine Sciences Research [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 1996. Doing the right thing: municipal recycling on Long Island in the 1990s: Part I of an assessment of recycling on Long Island. Special Report # 116. Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony Brook. 110 pp.. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 1996. Comparing apples and oranges: municipal recycling tonnages and rates on Long Island in the 1990s: A. The data report: Part II of an assessment of recycling on Long Island. Special Report # 117. Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony Brook. 114 pp. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 1996. Comparing apples and oranges: municipal recycling tonnages and rates on Long Island in the 1990s: B. The data analysis: Part II of an assessment of recycling on Long Island. Special Report # 118. Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony Brook. 54 pp. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 1997. Plumbing the unknown: recycling practices, tonnages, and rates in the private sector on Long Island in the 1990s: Part III of an assessment of recycling on Long Island. Special Report # 119. Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony Brook. 55 pp. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 1997. Extending the definition: waste reduction, and municipal and private sector recycling rates on Long Island in 1994: Part IV of an assessment of recycling on Long Island. Special Report # 120. Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony Brook. 58 pp. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 1997. Going for the goal: Long Island and the New York State 1997 recycling rate mandate: Part V of an assessment of recycling on Long Island. Special Report # 121. Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony Brook. 43 pp. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 1997. Silk purse or sow’s ear: evaluating recycling on Long Island in the 1990s: Part VI of an assessment of recycling on Long Island. Special Report # 123. Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony Brook. 77 pp. [Download PDF]
O’Connell, C., M. Cahill, J. Heil, and L. Swanson. 2003. Long Island garbage index. Waste Reduction and Management Institute, Stony Brook University. 9 pp. [Download PDF]
O’Connell, C. 2005. Long Island waste generation report: 2003 and 2004. Waste Reduction and Management Institute, Stony Brook University. 3 pp. [Download PDF]
NY Times. 2005. Taking out the trash (graphic)[Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ. 2007. Municipal solid waste assessment, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, New York, 2006. Waste Reduction and Management Institute, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University. 81 pp. [Download PDF]
Murphy, MD, and G. Walbrecht with A. Esposito and D. Glance. 2008. Long Island recycling: a report card for 14 Long Island municipalities. Citizens Campaign for the Environment. 50 pp. [Download PDF]
Greene, KL, O. Aphale, G. Ntshalintshali, P. Nayak, RL Swanson, and DJ Tonjes. 2011. Recycling on Long Island 2009: A report on municipal programs in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Waste Reduction and Management Institute, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University. 79 pp. + appendices. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ. 2021. Waste 102: waste generation patterns. PPT presentation, Waste on Wednesdays series, Evan Liblet Scholarship Fund. October 13 (on-line). [Download PDF]
Covanta. 2023. What net zero carbon waste will look like. PPT presentation, Larry Swanson Long Island Environmental Summit. March 15. 16 slides. [Download PDF]

Reuter, P. 1987. Racketeering in legitimate industries: a study in the economics of intimidation. RAND/R-3525-NIJ. Rand Corp., Santa Monica CA. 100 pp. [Download PDF]
Reaven, SJ and D. Tonjes. 1991. Waste avoidance in the restaurant industry. Waste Management Research Report 3(1):15-16. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, D., and RL Swanson. 1993. What hath Albany wrought? Long Island and the New York State solid waste management plan. Waste Management Research Report 5(2):2-9. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 1994. Long Island’s solid waste perplexities. Journal of Urban Technology 1(3):21-46. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and RL Swanson. 2000. How do we measure them? Lessons from Long Island on computing recycling rates. Journal of Urban Technology 7(3):63-80. [Download PDF]
Aphale, O., KL Thyberg, and DJ Tonjes. 2015. Differences in waste generation, waste composition, and source separation across three waste districts in a New York suburb. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 99:19-28. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, O. Aphale, L. Clark, and KL Thyberg. 2018. Conversion from dual stream to single stream recycling results in nuanced effects on revenues and waste stream amounts and composition. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 138:151-159. [Download PDF]
Firmansyah, F., I. Park, M. Corona, O. Aphale, A. Ahuja, M. Johnston, KL Thyberg, E. Hewitt, and DJ Tonjes. 2024. Variation in municipal solid waste generation and management across time and space. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 204:107472. 16 pp. [Download PDF]

Barnaba, EM, and WR Philipson with AW Ingram and S. Heller, SB Hoskins, and C. Mulvihill and C. Patriarco. 1991. Inventory of potential hazardous disposal sites, Suffolk County, New York. Center for the Environment, Cornell Laboratory for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing, Ithaca, NY. 4 pp. + tables. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ. 1991. A waste reduction and recycling plan for the Sayville Inn: implementing site-specific commercial waste reduction and recycling plans. Masters Project, Department of Technology and Society, Stony Brook University. 69 pp. [Download PDF]
Reaven, S., and D. Tonjes, with E. Gallagher and S. Buckner. 1991. Town of Islip restaurant recycling and waste reduction manual. Department of Technology and Society, Stony Brook University. 31 pp. [Download PDF]
Schneiderman, JH. Undated. Suffolk County solid waste management report. Suffolk County Legislature. 138 pp. [Download PDF]
Long Island Regional Planning Council. 2010. Strategies for Long Island 2025 (Long Island Sustainability Plan). LI Regional Planning Council. 119 pp. [Download PDF]
Greene, KT, S. Lienau, and DJ Tonjes. 2013. Municipal waste management, Suffolk County municipal systems, services and infrastructure. Waste Reduction and Management Institute, Stony Brook University. 53 pp. [Download PDF]
Greene, KT, A. Lynott, and DJ Tonjes. 2012 (incomplete). Municipal waste management, Nassau County municipal systems, services and infrastructure. Waste Reduction and Management Institute, Stony Brook University. 40 pp. [Download PDF]
Aphale, O., and DJ Tonjes. 2013. Waste generation, waste composition, and differences in source separation in three Town of Brookhaven waste districts. Waste Reduction and Management Institute, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University. 61 pp. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, O. Aphale, L. Clark, and KL Thyberg. 2015. Analysis of the change from dual stream to single stream recycling for the Town of Brookhaven (Long Island, NY). Waste Reduction and Management Institute, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University. 64 pp. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, S. Manzur, KL Thyberg, and E. Hewitt. 2021. Recycling opportunities for the Town of Brookhaven. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 14 pp. [Download PDF]

Environmental Protection Agency. 1975. Resource Recovery and Waste Reduction: Third Report to Congress. EPA/SW-161. Solid Waste Management Office, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. 95 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 1977. Resource Recovery and Waste Reduction: Fourth Report to Congress. EPA/530-SW-600. Office of Solid Waste, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 142 pp. [Download PDF]
JRB Associates. 1981. Solid Waste Data: A Compilation of Statistics on Solid Waste Management Within the United States. EPA Contract No. 68-01-6000. JRB Associates, McLean, VA. 73 pp. [Download PDF]
Franklin Associates. 1986. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States 1960-2000 (Final Report). PRC Engineering, Chicago, IL. Paged in sections. [Download PDF]
Franklin, MA, NS Artz, JE Beachey, VR Sellers, and KL Totten. 1988. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States 1960-2000 (Update 1988). EPA/530-SW-88-033. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 31 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 1990. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1990 Update. EPA/530-SW-90-042. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 103 pp. + appendix. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 1992. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the 1990: United States: 1992 Update. EPA/530-R-92-019. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Paged in sections, appendices. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 1994. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1994 Update. EPA/530-R-94-042. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 162 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 1996. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1995 Update. EPA530-R-96-001. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 137 pp. [Download PDF]
Franklin Associates. 1997. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1996 Update. EPA530-R-97-015. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 160 pp. [Download PDF]
Franklin Associates. 1997. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1996 Update, Executive Summary. EPA530-S-97-015. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 13 pp. [Download PDF]
Franklin Associates. 1998. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1997 Update. EPA530-R-98-007. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 172 pp. [Download PDF]
USEPA Archive Document: Franklin Associates. 1999. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1998 Update. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 159 pp. [Download PDF]
USEPA Archive Document: 1998 data tables. Unpaged. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2001. Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1999 Facts and Figures. EPA530-R-01-014. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 136 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2002. Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2000 Facts and Figures. EPA530-R-02-001. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 165 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2003. Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2001 Facts and Figures. EPA530-R-03-011. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 170 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2003. Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2001 Facts and Figures Executive Summary. EPA530-S-03-011. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 170 pp. [Download PDF]
USEPA Archive Document: 2003 data tables. Unpaged. [Download PDF]
USEPA Archive Document: Environmental Protection Agency. 2005. Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2003. EPA530-F-05-003. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 11 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2006. Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2005 Facts and Figures Executive Summary. EPA530-S-06-001. Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division, Office of Solid Waste, US Environmental Protection Agency. 16 pp. [Download PDF]
USEPA Archive Document: Environmental Protection Agency. 2006. Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2005 Facts and Figures. EPA530-R-06-011. Office of Solid Waste, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 153 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2006. Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2005. EPA530-F-06-039. Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 10 pp. [Download PDF]
2006 data tables. Unpaged. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2007. Municipal Solid Generation Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2006. EPA530-F-07-030. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 10 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2008. Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2007 Facts and Figures. EPA530-R-08-010. Office of Solid Waste, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 167 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2009. Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2008. EPA530-F-009-021. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 12 pp. Attached: MSW Characterization Methodology. Undated. 12 pp. Attached: Environmental Protection Agency. 2009. Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Detailed Tables and Figures for 2008. Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, US Environmental Protection Agency. Unpaged. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2009 Facts and Figures. EPA530-R-10-012. Office of Solid Waste, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 189 pp. [Download PDF]
USEPA Archive Document: US Environmental Protection Agency. 2011. Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Detailed Tables and Figures for 2010. Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, US Environmental Protection Agency. Unpaged. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2013. Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2011 Facts and Figures. EPA530-R-13-001. Office of Solid Waste, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 160 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2014. Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Tables and Figures for 2012. Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, US Environmental Protection Agency. Unpaged. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2015. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2013 Facts and Figures. EPA530-R-15-002. Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, US Environmental Protection Agency. 177 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2016. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2014 Tables and Figures. US Environmental Protection Agency. 65 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2018. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2015 Tables and Figures. US Environmental Protection Agency. 63 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2018. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2015 Fact Sheet. EPA530-F-18-004. Office of Land and Emergency Management, US Environmental Protection Agency. 22 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2019. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2016 and 2017 Tables and Figures. US Environmental Protection Agency. 90 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2019. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2017 Fact Sheet. EPA530-F-19-007. Office of Land and Emergency Management, US Environmental Protection Agency. 21 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2020. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2018 Tables and Figures. US Environmental Protection Agency. 80 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2020. Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: 2018 Fact Sheet. EPA530-F-20-009. Office of Land and Emergency Management, US Environmental Protection Agency. 24 pp. [Download PDF]
Smith, FL Jr. 1975. A Solid Waste Estimation Procedure: Materials Flow Approach. EPA/530/SW-147. 56 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 1999. National Source Reduction Characterization Report. EPA530-99-034. Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency. 77 pp. [Download PDF]
MSW Characterization Methodology. 12 pp. (Attached to: US Environmental Protection Agency. 2009. Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2008. EPA530-F-009-021. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. 10 pp) [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2014. Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures: A Methodology Document. Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, US Environmental Protection Agency. 47 pp. [Download PDF]
Environmental Protection Agency. 2020. Wasted Food Measurement Methodology Scoping Memo. US Environmental Protection Agency. 87 pp. [Download PDF]

Glenn, J., and D. Riggle. 1989. Where does the waste go? Part I. BioCycle 30(4):34-39. [Download PDF]
Glenn, J. 1990. The state of garbage in America. Part I: nationwide survey: recycling/composting. BioCycle 31(3):48-53. [Download PDF]
Glenn, J. 1990. The state of garbage in America. Part II: nationwide survey: legislation. BioCycle 31(4):34-41. [Download PDF]
Glenn, J., and D. Riggle. 1991. The state of garbage in America. Part I: nationwide survey. BioCycle 32(4):34-38. [Download PDF]
Glenn, J., and D. Riggle. 1991. The state of garbage in America. Part II: legislative initiatives. BioCycle 32(5):30-35. [Download PDF]
Glenn, J. 1992. State of garbage in America: 1992 nationwide survey. BioCycle 33(4):46-55. [Download PDF]
Glenn, J. 1992. State of garbage in America: Part II: solid waste legislation. BioCycle 33(5):30-37.[Download PDF]
Steuteville, R. and N. Goldstein. 1993. State of garbage in America: Part I: 1993 nationwide survey. BioCycle 34(5):42-50. [Download PDF]
Steuteville, R. 1994. State of garbage in America: Part I: 1994 nationwide survey. BioCycle 35(4):46-52. [Download PDF]
Steuteville, R. 1994. State of garbage in America: Part II: nationwide BioCycle survey. BioCycle 35(5):30-36. [Download PDF]
Steuteville, R. 1995. State of garbage in America. Part I: BioCycle nationwide survey. BioCycle 36(4):54-62. [Download PDF]
Steuteville, R. 1995. State of garbage in America. Part II: BioCycle nationwide survey. BioCycle 36(5):30-37. [Download PDF]
Steuteville, R. 1996. State of garbage in America. Part I: BioCycle nationwide survey. BioCycle 37(4):54-61. [Download PDF]
Steuteville, R. 1996. State of garbage in America. Part II: BioCycle nationwide survey. BioCycle 37(5):35-42. [Download PDF]
Goldstein, N. 1997. State of garbage in America. Part I: BioCycle nationwide survey. BioCycle 38(4):60-68. [Download PDF]
Goldstein, N., and J. Glenn. 1997. State of garbage in America. Part II: BioCycle nationwide survey. BioCycle 38(5):71-75. [Download PDF]
Glenn, J. 1998. State of garbage in America. Part I: BioCycle nationwide survey: BioCycle 39(4):32-43. [Download PDF]
Glenn, J. 1998. State of garbage in America. Part II: BioCycle nationwide survey: BioCycle 39(5):48-52. [Download PDF]
Glenn, J. 1999. State of garbage in America: 11^th annual BioCycle national survey. BioCycle 40(4):60-71. [Download PDF]
Goldstein, N. 2000. State of garbage in America. Part I: 12^th annual BioCycle national survey. BioCycle 41(4):32-39. [Download PDF]
Goldstein, N., and C. Madtes. 2000. State of garbage in America: Part II: 12^th annual BioCycle national survey. BioCycle 41(11):40-48, 79. [Download PDF]
Goldstein, N., and C. Madtes. 2001. State of garbage in America: 13^th annual BioCycle national survey. BioCycle 42(12):42-54. [Download PDF]
Kaufman, SM, N. Goldstein, K. Millrath, and N. Themelis. 2004. State of garbage in America: 14^th annual nationwide survey of solid waste management in the United States. BioCycle 45(1):31-41. [Download PDF]
Simmons, P., N. Goldstein, SM Kaufman, NJ Themelis, and J. Thompson, Jr. 2006. State of garbage in America: 15^th nationwide survey of municipal solid waste management in the United States. BioCycle 47(4):26-43. [Download PDF]
Arosova, L., R. van Haaren, N. Goldstein, SM Kaufman, and NJ Themelis. 2008. State of garbage in America: 16^th nationwide survey of MSW Management in the U.S. BioCycle 49(12):22-29. [Download PDF]
Van Haaren, R., N. Themelis, and N. Goldstein. 2010. State of garbage in America: 17^th nationwide survey of MSW management in the U.S. BioCycle 51(10):16-23. [Download PDF]
Shin, D. 2014. Generation and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the United States – a national survey. MS Thesis, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University. 61 pp. [Download PDF]
Themelis, N. 2003. Analyzing data in state of garbage in America, EPA reports. BioCycle 44(1):22-25. [Download PDF]
Themelis, NJ, and SM Kaufman. 2004. State of garbage in America: data and methodology assessment. BioCycle 45(4):22-26. [Download PDF]
Kaufman, SM, and NJ Themelis. 2009. Using a direct method to characterize and measure flows of municipal solid waste in the United States. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 59:1386-1390. [Download PDF]
Themelis, NJ, and SM Kaufman. 2010. Improving methods of MSW measurement: 2010 state of garbage preview. BioCycle 51(1):34-37. [Download PDF]

Tonjes, DJ, and KL Greene. 2012. A review of national municipal solid waste generation assessments in the USA. Waste Management & Research 30(8):758-771. [Download PDF]
Themelis, NJ. 2003. Analyzing data in state of garbage in America, EPA reports. BioCycle 44(1):22-25. [Download PDF]
Themelis, NJ, and SM Kaufman. 2004. State of garbage in America: data and methodology assessment. BioCycle 45(4):22-26. [Download PDF]
Environmental Research and Education Foundation. 2016. Municipal solid waste management in the US 2010 and 2013. Environmental research and Education Foundation, Raleigh, NC. Available for purchase at erefdn.org (not posted here)
Staley, B., and D. Kantner. 2018. Quantification of municipal solid waste management in the United States – with comparative analysis to other estimates. Detritus 3:167-170. [Download PDF]
Powell, JT, TG Townsend, and JB Zimmerman. 2015. Estimates of solid waste disposal rates and reduction targets for landfill gas emissions. Nature Climate Change 6:162-165. [Download PDF]
Waste News. 2001. 2000 US waste stream estimates. Waste News 7(6):12-26. [Tonjes summary and interpretation] [Download PDF]
Staley, BF, and MA Barlaz. 2009. Composition of municipal solid waste in the United States and implications for carbon sequestration and methane yield. Journal of Environmental Engineering 135(10):901-909. [Download PDF]
Kumar, V., and N. Garg. 2021. National and regional waste stream in the United States: conformance and disparity. Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability 1:031002. 11 pp. [Download PDF]
Powell, JT, and MR Chertow. 2018. Quantity, components, and value of waste materials landfilled in the United States. Journal of Industrial Ecology 23(2):466-479. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, and KL Thyberg. 2018. Constructing better estimates of US national waste disposal. Poster. Global Waste management Symposium, Indian Wells, CA. February 11-14. [Download PDF]
Kaufman, SM, and NJ Themelis. 2008. Using a direct method to characterize and measure flows of municipal solid waste in the United States. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 59:1386-1390. [Download PDF]
Firmansyah, F., I. Park, M. Corona, O. Aphale, A. Ahuja, M. Johnston, KL Thyberg, E. Hewitt, and DJ Tonjes. 2024. Variation in municipal solid waste generation and management across time and space. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 204:107472. 16 pp [Download PDF]
Greene, KL, and DJ Tonjes. 2014. Quantitative assessments of municipal waste management systems: using different indicators to compare and rank programs in New York State. Waste Management 34:825-836. [Download PDF]
Milbrandt, A., J. Zuboy, K. Coney, and A. Badgett. 2024. Paper and cardboard waste in the United States: geographic, market, and energy assessment. Waste Management Bulletin 2:21-28. [Download PDF]
Milbrandt, A., K. Coney, A. Badgett, and GT Beckham. 2021. Quantification and evaluation of plastic waste in the United States. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 183:106363. 16 pp. [Download PDF]
Thyberg, KT, DJ Tonjes, and J. Gurevitch. 2015. Quantification of food waste disposal in the United States: a meta-analysis. Environmental Science and Technology 49:13946-13953. [Download PDF]
Hall, KD, J. Guo, M. Dore, and CC Chow. 2009. The progressive increase of food waste in America and its environmental impact. PLoS ONE 4(11):e7940. 6 pp. [Download PDF]

Alabama 2011 [Download PDF]
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Arizona Phoenix 1988 [Download PDF]
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Tonjes, DJ, S. Manzur, Y. Wang, M. Rahman, F. Firmansyah, K. Thyberg, and E. Hewitt. 2023. Revised 2021 New York State Waste Characterization. Task 1 2021 Annual Report, MOU #AM 11643. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 52 pp. [Download PDF]
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Hewitt, E., F. Firmansyah, and DJ Tonjes. 2020. Town of Islip MRF Recyclables Characterization October 2019. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 17 pp. [Download PDF]
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Tonjes, DJ, S. Brannan-Douglas, J. Lee, and E. Hewitt. 2020. Delaware County MRF Recyclables Characterization November 2019. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 27 pp. [Download PDF]

Tonjes, DJ, E. Hewitt, and KL Thyberg. 2022. Town of Brookhaven MSW and Recyclables Waste Characterization June 2021. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 36 pp. + appendices. [Download PDF]
Walker, G., S. Manzur, Y. Wang, K. Thyberg, E. Hewitt, and DJ Tonjes. 2022. Development Authority of the North Country Landfill MSW Waste Characterization November 2021. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 51 pp. [Download PDF]
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Tonjes, DJ, Firmansyah, F., S. Manzur, K. Thyberg, and E Hewitt. 2023. Town of Islip Resource Recovery Agency Solid Waste Characterization June 2021. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 72 pp. [Download PDF]
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Tonjes, DJ, S. Lee, F. Firmansyah, S. Manzur, KL Thyberg, and E. Hewitt. 2024. Westchester County MSW and Recyclables Waste Characterization July 2021. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 98 pp. [Download PDF]
Lee, S., F. Firmansyah, S. Manzur, EL Hewitt, KL Thyberg, and DJ Tonjes. 2024. Town of Smithtown MSW and Recyclables Waste Characterization October 2021. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 105 pp. [Download PDF]

Firmansyah, F., Y. Wang, S. Manzur, E. Hewitt, K. Thyberg, and D.J. Tonjes. 2024. Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency Solid Waste Characterization August 2022. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 52 pp. [Download PDF]
Tonjes, DJ, S. Manzur, KL Thyberg, and E. Hewitt. 2024. Modern Corporation Landfill MSW and Recyclables Waste Characterization July 2022. Waste Data and Analysis Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY. 106 pp. [Download PDF]
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