April 17, 2008

Pollution is a Big Deal

In 2005, pollution abatement capital expenditures amounted to $5,907.8 million. Of this total, $3,112.7 million was attributed to treatment/capture, $372.6 million to recycling, $318.3 million to disposal, and $2,104.2 million to prevention. Pollution abatement operating costs amounted to $20,677.6 million. Of this total, $10,762.8 million was attributed to treatment/capture, $1,748.3 million to recycling, $4,567.0 million to disposal and $3,599.4 million to prevention. Check out the recently released 2005 Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures (Pace) (PDF - 4.45 MB) survey for more information, including expenditures and operating costs for states and counties.

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