The Waste List > Total Value of Government Waste: $57,322,568,479
Black liquor tax loophole  - $268,000,000

Pulp and paper companies could reap a $268 million tax break by asserting an industrial waste byproduct of the wood-pulping process – referred to as “black liquor” – is actually an alternative fuel.


Source: Wastebook 2012, Office of Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK)