The U.S. airline industry generates.

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The U.S. airline industry generates more than 880,000,000 tons of waste annually, 75% of which could be recycled, but only 25% is, charges Green America, Washington, D.C. Overall, airlines could recycle nearly 500,000,000 tons of waste each year (including 250,000,000 tons of in-flight waste). No airline recycles all the major recyclables (aluminum cans, glass, plastic, and paper); has...