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. 14, 2005 issue.

City Population New York 8,085,742 Los Angeles 3,819,951 Chicago 2,869,121 Houston 2,009,690 Philadelphia 1,479,339 Phoenix 1,388,416 San Diego 1,266,753 San Antonio 1,214,725 Dallas 1,208,318 Detroit 911,402 San Jose 898,349 Indianapolis 783,438 Jacksonville 773,781 San Francisco 751,682 Columbus 728,432 Austin 672,011 Memphis 645,978 Baltimore 628,670 Milwaukee 586,941 Fort Worth 585,122 Charlotte 584,658 El Paso 584,113 Boston 581,616 Seattle 569,101 Washington 563,384 Denver 557,478 Nashville 544,765 Portland 538,544 Oklahoma City 523,303 Las Vegas 517,017

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