Solid Waste Statistics (by Town) for the Year 2000

As of April 1, 2001

Data compiled by Cape Cod Commission Planner/Solid Waste Specialist Greg Smith, 508-362-3828.

Year 2000

Town Recycled ISWMF* SEMASS** Recycling %

Barnstable 6,175 8,245 46,160 19%

Bourne 2,308 9,970 5,786 43%

Brewster 1,491 1,135 6,580 16%

Chatham 1,876 2,589 7,150 44%

Dennis 3,695 3,660 15,059 ---

Eastham 1,132 888 3,963 19%

Falmouth 10,537 12,726 18,446 40%

Harwich 5,197 5,417 8,670 55%

Mashpee 1,332 1,567 7,536 9%

Orleans --- 2,970 6,013 30%

Provincetown 2,885 396 5,007 28%

Sandwich --- 7,494 10,818 38%

Truro 552 1,675 2,366 26%

Wellfleet 1,000 1,318 3,261 26%

Yarmouth
14,330 12,863 29,991 30%

TOTAL: 52,510 72,915 164,812

Year 2000
Town	Recycled	ISWMF*	SEMASS**	Recycling %
Barnstable	6,175	8,245	46,160	19%
Bourne	2,308	9,970	5,786	43%
Brewster	1,491	1,135	6,580	16%
Chatham	1,876	2,589	7,150	44%
Dennis	3,695	3,660	15,059	---
Eastham	1,132	888	3,963	19%
Falmouth	10,537	12,726	18,446	40%
Harwich	5,197	5,417	8,670	55%
Mashpee	1,332	1,567	7,536	9%
Orleans	---	2,970	6,013	30%
Provincetown	2,885	396	5,007	28%
Sandwich	---	7,494	10,818	38%
Truro	552	1,675	2,366	26%
Wellfleet	1,000	1,318	3,261	26%
Yarmouth	14,330	12,863	29,991	30%
TOTAL:	52,510	72,915	164,812

NOTES:

*Bourne Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility (ISWMF) accepts Difficult-to-Manage (DTM) wastes, as well as Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris. No Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is accepted at the Bourne facility for disposal.

**SEMASS is a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility owned and operated by American Ref-Fuel, located in Rochester, MA. All of Cape Cod's residential and commercial waste is delivered to the SEMASS facility for incineration. MSW is no longer landfilled on Cape Cod.

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