Solid waste policy in the United States produce large amounts of waste in small areas. For example, EPA reports that a single dairy cow produces approximately 120 pounds of wet manure per day equaling to that of 20-40 people. The main problems of animal waste mismanagement are environmental, especially water pollution. Industrial waste consists of a significant amount of solid waste. EPA reported that each year United States industrial facilities generate and dispose of approximately 7.6 billion tons of industrial solid waste based on 1980s figures. This figure includes waste generated from 17 industrial manufacturers of organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, iron and steel, plastics and resins, stone,
Per capita each of the named beneficiaries should receive, by devise or bequest, equal shares of the estate. This is in contrast to a "per stirpes" division, in which each branch (Latin "stirps", plural "stirpes") of the inheriting family inherits an equal share of the estate. Per capita Per capita is a Latin prepositional phrase: "per" (preposition, taking the accusative case, meaning "by means of") and "capita" (accusative plural of the noun "caput", "head"). The phrase thus means "by heads" or "for each head", i.e., per individual/person. The term is used in a wide variety of social sciences and statistical research contexts,