Estimated total tobacco production waste, chemical wastes, and Toxics Release Inventory chemical abatement costs, United States and global, 1995
| Cigarette production2-150 (million pieces) | Total wastes2-151 (kg) | Total chemical waste2-152(kg) | Total cost for TRI chemical abatement2-153 (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 716 500 | 292 794 224 | 27 008 041 | 52 139 701 |
| (projected) | (projected) | (projected) | ||
| Global | 5 535 059 | 2 261 874 818 | 208 640 754 | 402 786 213 |
| (projected) | (projected) | (projected) |
↵2-150 Source: Table 1, United States Department of Agriculture.
↵2-151 Source: United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare:A study of solid waste management in the tobacco products industry, extrapolated to 1995 production levels for United States and World from table 1.
↵2-152 Source: Cummins 1970, inflated to 1995 production estimates from table 1.
↵2-153 Source: Statistical record of the environment 1995 (TRI chemicals only), costs inflated from 1992 by consumer price index increase from 1992 to 1995.