Materials Cheat Sheet Food Commingled Recyclables Compostable food waste This is a mix of several different materials that Food donations are placed into one container and hauled for recycling. It can include all or a combination of Bottles (any color) the materials listed above. Jars Ferrous Metals Mild Carbon Steel Stainless Steel Examples of materials that fall Cast Iron under Wrought Iron “Other” Non-Ferrous Metals Aluminum Appliances Copper Electronics Brass Non-hazardous chemicals (solids only) Silver Stone/Clay/Sand Lead Yard Misc. Scrap Metals Sludge All Other Paper Tires Office paper Any other solid waste that is recycled at your Paperboard facility Newspapers Folders Telephone Books Magazines Estimating recycling tonnages if you are not able to – Catalogs obtain exact tonnages of materials recycled, there are Junk Mail Plastics numerous ways to estimate the amount of material Plastics #1-7 recycled in any given year. Below are some common Plastic Bottles conversion factors that may assist you with your Plastic Jugs estimations: Shrink Wrap Plastic Films Coat Hangers Textiles (size of container (in cubic yards) X number of Fabrics collections per month X 12) X density (see table Clothes above) = Total Pounds per Year Carpet 2,000 pounds = 1 ton Wood Bark Woodchips For more assistance, contact your solid waste Sawdust management district. Scrap Wood Shipping Pallets Boards
Materials Cheat Sheet Food Compostable food waste Food donations Bottles (any color) Jars Ferrous Metals Mild Carbon Steel Stainless Steel Cast Iron Wrought Iron Non-Ferrous Metals Aluminum Copper Brass Silver Lead Misc. Scrap Metals All Other Paper Office paper Paperboard Newspapers Folders Telephone Books Magazines Catalogs Junk Mail Plastics Plastics #1-7 Plastic Bottles Plastic Jugs Shrink Wrap Plastic Films Coat Hangers Textiles Fabrics Clothes Carpet Wood Bark Woodchips Sawdust Scrap Wood Shipping Pallets Boards Commingled Recyclables This is a mix of several different materials that are placed into one container and hauled for recycling. It can include all or a combination of the materials listed above. Examples of materials that fall under “Other” Appliances Electronics Non-hazardous chemicals (solids only) Stone/Clay/Sand Yard Sludge Tires Any other solid waste that is recycled at your facility Estimating recycling tonnages – if you are not able to obtain exact tonnages of materials recycled, there are numerous ways to estimate the amount of material recycled in any given year. Below are some common conversion factors that may assist you with your estimations: (size of container (in cubic yards) X number of collections per month X 12) X density (see table above) = Total Pounds per Year 2,000 pounds = 1 ton For more assistance, contact your solid waste management district.
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