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Figure 10: Community Managed Landfill Waste GHG Emissions by Waste Typexii <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Composted Wastexiii: <br />Table 14 (below) shows the amount of community waste that was composted in 2005. In theory, <br />composted waste represents a GHG emissions reduction because it is waste that was never <br />transported to and decomposed in a landfill. As a result, composted waste appears as a negative <br />value. Apart from the reduced volume in the waste material, composting stabilizes this waste <br />and destroys the pathogens in the waste material. Despite the appearance of composted waste as <br />a reduction, the data in this subsector is categorized as Scope 3 emissions, which means that it is <br />not included in the community emissions total. <br />Table 14: Community Composted Waste by Waste Type, 2005xiii <br />Waste Type <br />GHG Emissions <br />Reduction (metric <br />tons CO2e) <br />Plant Debris -940 <br />Wood or Textiles -13,986 <br />TOTAL -14,926 <br /> <br />Recycled Wastexiii: <br />As was the case with composted waste, recycled materials also represent a GHG emissions <br />reduction. University City was also able to recycle and therefore divert approximately 2,428 <br />tons of waste from decomposing in a landfill. As a result, the community reduced its 2005 waste <br />emissions by approximately 13,472 metric tons of CO2e. Recycling is an important <br />2010-2011 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, City of University City, MO 22 <br /> <br />38% <br />13%10% <br />4% <br />35% <br />Percent of Total Waste Stream <br />Paper Products <br />Food Waste <br />Plant Debris <br />Wood or Textiles <br />Other