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On average, how much garbage will a person throw away this year?

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Answer: 1,095 to 1825 lbs

Explanation:

User Aphilas
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Answer: 1,606 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation: The average person throws away about 4.4 pounds a day. In order to find out how much waste is generated in a year, we multiply 4.4 times the number of days in a year (365 average).

365 x 4.4 = 1,606

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