This statistic displays the expenses incurred by the municipal solid waste industry in selected large U.S. cities in 2012. During this period, the Los Angeles' municipal solid waste industry expended some 263.2 million U.S. dollars. Average refuse levels tend to fall after cities implement volume based residential garbage fees.
Expenses related to municipal solid waste operations in major U.S. cities in 2012
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Excludes San Francisco because residents are directly billed by a private company for garbage services.
Expenses include garbage collection, waste incinerators, resource recovery authorities, recycling centers, street cleaning, and collection of street debris. It excludes debt service and lump-sum payments for employee fringe benefits and retirement contributions.
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Citizens Budget Commission. (February 5, 2015). Expenses related to municipal solid waste operations in major U.S. cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 11, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/487074/municipal-solid-waste-expenses-in-the-us-by-major-city/
Citizens Budget Commission. "Expenses related to municipal solid waste operations in major U.S. cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 5, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/487074/municipal-solid-waste-expenses-in-the-us-by-major-city/
Citizens Budget Commission. (2015). Expenses related to municipal solid waste operations in major U.S. cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 11, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/487074/municipal-solid-waste-expenses-in-the-us-by-major-city/
Citizens Budget Commission. "Expenses Related to Municipal Solid Waste Operations in Major U.S. Cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/487074/municipal-solid-waste-expenses-in-the-us-by-major-city/
Citizens Budget Commission, Expenses related to municipal solid waste operations in major U.S. cities in 2012 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/487074/municipal-solid-waste-expenses-in-the-us-by-major-city/ (last visited August 11, 2022)
