Politics & Government

10 Westchester Towns Generating Most, Least Garbage Per Person

Counting down which towns make the most trash and which have a smaller footprint.

With Earth Day only a few weeks away, Patch is looking at Westchester County’s environmental footprint, including how much trash we’re generating and how much of that is getting recycled.

Looking at the most recent figures kept by the county, municipalities collected 896,699 tons of solid waste in 2012, approximately 1,865 pounds per person.

Flip through the slideshow above to see which towns had the most garbage per person and read below for the 10 towns with the lowest trash per person.

Also, check out this interactive map based on which towns recycled the highest percentage of waste, including detailed information for each town in the county.

Least Trash Generated Per Person


No. 10: Somers
  • Pounds per Person: 1,201
  • Tons per Year: 12,267
  • Percent Recycled: 26 percent

No. 9: Mount Pleasant
  • Pounds per Person: 1,165
  • Tons per Year: 25,479
  • Percent Recycled: 68 percent

No. 8: Mount Vernon
  • Pounds per Person: 1,159
  • Tons per Year: 38,981
  • Percent Recycled: 26 percent

No. 7: Bedford
  • Pounds per Person: 1,103
  • Tons per Year: 9,560
  • Percent Recycled: 29 percent

No. 6: Cortlandt
  • Pounds per Person: 1,063
  • Tons per Year: 22,100
  • Percent Recycled: 33 percent

No. 5: Greenburgh
  • Pounds per Person: 1,047
  • Tons per Year: 46,291
  • Percent Recycled: 63 percent

No. 4: Eastchester
  • Pounds per Person: 1,046
  • Tons per Year: 16,919
  • Percent Recycled: 53 percent

No. 3: Pelham
  • Pounds per Person: 1,031
  • Tons per Year: 6,391
  • Percent Recycled: 55 percent

No. 2: Peekskill
  • Pounds per Person: 1,013
  • Tons per Year: 12,072
  • Percent Recycled: 34 percent

No. 1: Town of Ossining
  • Pounds per Person: 529
  • Tons per Year: 3,337
  • Percent Recycled: 46 percent


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