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<h4>Terminology</h4>
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<li><strong>Tipping Fee:</strong> The cost per ton that municipalities pay to dispose of trash at incineration or landfill facilities. Boston's tipping fee is $103.38 per ton.</li>
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<li><strong>Municipal Solid Waste:</strong> Trash and recyclables collected through Boston's municipal waste management program.</li>
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<li><strong>Household:</strong> A residential unit participating in Boston's municipal trash program. 322,000 households participated in 2024.</li>
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<li><strong>Tonnage:</strong> The total weight of trash disposed, measured in tons. Boston disposed of 186,305 tons in 2024, which converts to 372,610,000 pounds.</li>
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<li><strong>Average Reduction:</strong> How much trash 5 cities reduced per household after 5 years with PAYT = 0.260 tons per household.</li>
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<li><strong>Percent Reduction:</strong> How much less trash households threw away = 44.95%.</li>
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<li><strong>Projected Reduction:</strong> How much trash Boston could reduce if it does as well as other cities = 83,629.87 tons over 5 years.</li>
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<p style="margin-top: 15px; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology Tab</a>.</p>
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<div class="sectionbanner">With Pay as You Throw (by 2031):</div>
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<h3 class="block-title">Boston could reduce household trash disposal by</h3>
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<p class="block-reduction"><span class="reduction-percent">44.95%</span></p>
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<p class="block-description">over 5 years</p>
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<h3 class="block-title">Bostonians could dispose of</h3>
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<p class="block-reduction"><span class="reduction-percent">102,675 tons of trash</span></p>
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<p class="block-description">*A 44.95% reduction over 5 years</p>
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<h3 class="block-title">Progressing Boston's Zero Waste Goals</h3>
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<h3 class="block-title">Each household could dispose of</h3>
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<p class="block-reduction"><span class="reduction-percent">0.32 tons of trash</span></p>
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<p class="block-description">*This is an average per household</p>
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<h3 class="block-title">This could save Boston</h3>
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<h3 class="block-title">Boston could save</h3>
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<p class="block-reduction"><span class="reduction-percent">$1,729,131.19</span></p>
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<h4>Terminology</h4>
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<li><strong>Tipping Fee:</strong> The cost per ton that municipalities pay to dispose of trash at incineration or landfill facilities. Boston's tipping fee is $103.38 per ton.</li>
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<li><strong>Municipal Solid Waste:</strong> Trash and recyclables collected through Boston's municipal waste management program.</li>
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<li><strong>Household:</strong> A residential unit participating in Boston's municipal trash program. 322,000 households participated in 2024.</li>
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<li><strong>Tonnage:</strong> The total weight of trash disposed, measured in tons. Boston disposed of 186,305 tons in 2024, which converts to 372,610,000 pounds.</li>
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<h4>Formulas</h4>
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<p><strong>Variables:</strong></p>
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<li><em>T</em> = Total tonnage disposed by Boston = 186,305 tons</li>
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<li><em>H</em> = Number of participating households = 322,000</li>
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<li><em>F</em> = Tipping fee per ton = $103.38</li>
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<p><strong>Calculations:</strong></p>
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<li><strong>Total pounds of trash:</strong> <em>T</em> × 2,000 lbs/ton = 186,305 × 2,000 = 372,610,000 pounds</li>
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<li><strong>Tons per household:</strong> <em>T</em> ÷ <em>H</em> = 186,305 ÷ 322,000 = 0.579 tons per household</li>
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<li><strong>Total incineration cost:</strong> <em>T</em> × <em>F</em> = 186,305 × $103.38 = $19,260,210.90</li>
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<h4>Terminology</h4>
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<li><strong>Tipping Fee:</strong> The cost per ton that municipalities pay to dispose of trash at incineration or landfill facilities. Boston's tipping fee is $103.38 per ton.</li>
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<li><strong>Municipal Solid Waste:</strong> Trash and recyclables collected through Boston's municipal waste management program.</li>
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<li><strong>Household:</strong> A residential unit participating in Boston's municipal trash program. 322,000 households participated in 2024.</li>
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<li><strong>Tonnage:</strong> The total weight of trash disposed, measured in tons. Boston disposed of 186,305 tons in 2024, which converts to 372,610,000 pounds.</li>
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<li><strong>Average Reduction:</strong> How much trash 5 cities reduced per household after 5 years with PAYT = 0.260 tons per household.</li>
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<li><strong>Percent Reduction:</strong> How much less trash households threw away = 44.95%.</li>
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<li><strong>Projected Reduction:</strong> How much trash Boston could reduce if it does as well as other cities = 83,629.87 tons over 5 years.</li>
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<p style="margin-top: 15px; font-size: 14px;">For more information on the methodology, visit the <a href="method.html">Methodology Tab</a>.</p>
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