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