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Federal
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency —
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a dataset compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It contains information on the release and waste... -
Federal
Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) - Materials and Waste Management in the United States Key Facts and Figures
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency —
Each year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces a report titled Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures. It includes information on... -
Federal
Rare Earth Element Occurrences in the United States
Department of the Interior —
Version 4.0 of this data release provides descriptions of more than 200 mineral districts, mines, and mineral occurrences (deposits, prospects, and showings) within... -
Federal
Publicly Reported State Municipal Solid Waste Data Version 1
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency —
This dataset is a collection of publicly reported municipal solid waste (MSW) data in the United States retrieved via a web search as part of an analysis of waste... -
State
California Power Plants
State of California —
The power plant locations and characteristics are part of the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) California Energy Infrastructure geospatial data sets. The data is... -
City
DSNY Monthly Tonnage Data
City of New York —
DSNY Monthly Tonnage Data provides monthly collection tonnages that the Department of Sanitation collects from NYC residences and institutions. For more information... -
Federal
Materials Discarded in the U.S. Municipal Waste Stream, 1960 to 2009 (in tons)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency —
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has collected and reported data on the generation and disposal of waste in the United States for more than 30 years. We... -
Federal
Recycling of Plastics in the United States: Data for PET Flows for Material Flow Analysis and MRF and Reclaimer Calculations
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency —
The journal article, "Recycling of Plastics in the United States: Plastic Material Flows and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Recycling Processes," has two... -
Federal
Landfilled Waste Composition Dataset version 1
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency —
The purpose of this dataset was to compile, in a single location, the landfilled solid waste quantity data from various state government reports, repositories, or... -
Federal
Insect Species Occurrence Data from Multiple Projects Worldwide with Focus on Bees and Wasps in North America
Department of the Interior —
Species occurrence records for native and non-native bees, wasps and other insects collected using mainly pan, malaise, and vane trapping; and insect netting methods... -
City
Food Waste Recycling Participation
Town of Cary, North Carolina —
This dataset contains the estimated number of drop-offs to the Citizen's Convenience Center per day containing food waste as recorded by staff members on site. This... -
Federal
Resoure Recovery from E-waste
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency —
Sustainable management of electronic waste is critical to achieving a circular-economy and minimizing environment and public health risks. The objective of this study... -
City
DSNY Litter Basket Inventory
City of New York —
Locations and types of refuse litter baskets tracked by DSNY. This data is collected through periodic surveys by DSNY field personnel. For more information about NYC... -
City
Recycling Diversion and Capture Rates
City of New York —
For each Community District, its Recycling Diversion rate (percentage of total municipal solid waste collected by the Department of Sanitation that is disposed of by... -
Federal
Global Marine Microplastics Database 1972 to Present
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The NOAA NCEI global Marine Microplastics product provides access to aggregated, comprehensive, standardized, quality controlled, global data on microplastics in... -
City
Pharmaceutical and Syringe Drop-Off Locations in NYC
City of New York —
Locations where NYC residents can drop off their pharmaceuticals and syringes for safe disposal. For more information, see:... -
City
Municipal Waste Operations
City of Philadelphia —
Data includes point-locations and names of Municipal Waster Operations, or a PA Department of Environmental Protection primary facility type related to the Waste... -
Federal
Tin Deposits in the United States
Department of the Interior —
This data release provides descriptions of more than 120 mineral regions, mines, and mineral deposits within the United States that are reported to contain... -
Federal
Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics Challenge Data
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency —
On September 22, 2012, EPA launched the SMM Electronics Challenge. The Challenge encourages electronics manufacturers, brand owners and retailers to strive to send...