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The average person throws away 4.5 pounds of trash a day. This is roughly equivalent to 1,460 pounds of trash thrown away per person per year. In total, Americans throw out over 195 million tons of trash annually.
Source: http://www.co.cass.in.us/ccswd/trivia.htm, http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/00442/wu3rs.htm
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