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MUNICIPAL RECYCLING SURVEY
Waste News surveyed the 30 most populous cities in the United States to gather information about their recycling programs. The report is based on the populations of individual cities, not metropolitan areas. The survey originally appeared in the Feb. 19, 2007 issue.

CityPopulation
NEW YORK8,085,742
LOS ANGELES3,819,951
CHICAGO2,896,016
HOUSTON2,009,690
PHILADELPHIA1,517,550
PHOENIX1,388,416
SAN DIEGO1,266,753
SAN ANTONIO1,214,725
DALLAS1,208,318
DETROIT911,402
SAN JOSE898,349
INDIANAPOLIS783,438
JACKSONVILLE773,781
SAN FRANCISCO751,682
COLUMBUS728,432
AUSTIN672,011
MEMPHIS645,978
BALTIMORE628,670
MILWAUKEE586,941
FORT WORTH585,122
CHARLOTTE584,658
EL PASO584,113
BOSTON581,616
SEATTLE569,101
WASHINGTON563,384
DENVER557,478
NASHVILLE544,765
PORTLAND538,544
OKLAHOMA CITY523,303
LAS VEGAS517,017

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