In the past five years, the city of Toronto has intensified its efforts to reduce the amount of garbage that is taken to landfill sites. (Currently, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) disposes of its garbage in a dump site in Michigan.) An analysis of current GTA reveals that 36% of waste collected in the GTA is taken from residences and 64% from businesses and public institutions (hospitals, schools, universities, etc.) A further breakdown is listed here.

a. Draw a pie chart for residential waste including both recycled and disposed waste.
b. Repeat Part a for nonresidentialwaste.

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Residential Recycled Recycled Plastic Recycled Glass Recycled Paper Recycled Metal Recycled Pct Disposed Pct 1% Plastic 3% Paper 7% 12% 2% 14% Metal 1% Organic 23% Other 17% Organic/Food Recycled 7% Organic/Yard Recycled Other 10% 4% Non-Residential Recycled Recycled Glass Recycled Paper Recycled Metal Recycled Organic Recycled Construction/ Pct Disposed 1% Plastic Pct 10% 3% 31% 8% 18% 11% Glass 3% Paper 1% Metal Organic Construction/ Demolition 1% 1% Recycled Other Demolition Other 7% 6%