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Table 1- Waste Composition Study Results <br />Material Categories <br />Single- <br />Family <br />Multi- <br />Family <br />Commercial <br />Countywide <br />(3 combined) <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />6 <br />Newspaper <br />Corrugated Containers <br />Office Paper <br />Other Recyclable Paper <br />Aseptic Containers <br />1.8% <br />5.4% <br />1.5% <br />6.4% <br />0.3% <br />2.8% <br />5.9% <br />2.5% <br />9.9% <br />0.2% <br />2.5% <br />12.1% <br />3.7% <br />7.4% <br />0.5% <br />2.1% <br />7.2% <br />2.2% <br />7.3% <br />0.3% <br />Accepted Recyclable Fiber <br />15.3% <br />21.3% <br />26.3% <br />19.2% <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />15 <br />18 <br />20 <br />PET Containers <br />HDPE Containers <br />Other Non -Bottle Plastics #1 and #2 <br />Other Plastic Containers (#3-#7) <br />Bulky Rigid Plastics <br />Tin/Steel Cans <br />Aluminum Cans <br />Glass Containers <br />1.6% <br />1.1% <br />0.8% <br />1.2% <br />1.1% <br />1.9% <br />0.8% <br />3.3% <br />2.4% <br />1.6% <br />1.1% <br />1.0% <br />1.3% <br />2.1% <br />1.4% <br />7.6% <br />1.7% <br />1.0% <br />1.0% <br />1.3% <br />1.4% <br />1.2% <br />0.7% <br />3.5% <br />1.8% <br />1.2% <br />0.9% <br />1.2% <br />1.2% <br />1.8% <br />0.9% <br />4.2% <br />Accepted Recyclable Containers <br />11.8% <br />18.5% <br />11.9% <br />13.0% <br />13 <br />16 <br />17 <br />19 <br />24 <br />Styrofoam <br />White Goods/Small Appliances <br />Other Ferrous <br />Other Non -Ferrous <br />Electronics <br />1.5% <br />0.5% <br />0.9% <br />0.4% <br />3.0% <br />1.0% <br />1.2% <br />0.4% <br />0.6% <br />2.5% <br />2.1% <br />0.5% <br />1.1% <br />1.2% <br />1.1% <br />1.6% <br />0.6% <br />0.8% <br />0.6% <br />2.4% <br />Other Accepted Recyclables <br />6.3% <br />5.7% <br />5.9% <br />6.1% <br />30 <br />Yard Trash <br />12.3% <br />2.1% <br />3.7% <br />8.2% <br />MATERIAIS ACCEPTED IN EXISTING PROGRAMS <br />45.7% <br />47.6% <br />47.7% <br />46.6% <br />5 <br />26 <br />31 <br />Low Grade Paper <br />Clean Wood Waste <br />Food Waste <br />10.9% <br />0.4% <br />11.3% <br />8.1% <br />1.3% <br />16.0% <br />8.1% <br />1.8% <br />16.9% <br />9.7% <br />0.9% <br />13.6% <br />OTHER COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS <br />22.6% <br />25.4% <br />26.7% <br />24.2% <br />12 <br />14 <br />21 <br />22 <br />, 23 <br />25 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />Non -Rigid Plastic Film <br />All Other Plastics <br />Other Glass <br />Textiles <br />Special Wastes <br />Household Batteries <br />Treated Wood Waste <br />C&D Debris <br />Tires and Rubber <br />I All Other Garbage <br />Liquids <br />Grit <br />6.6% <br />0.8% <br />1.0% <br />5.8% <br />0.0% <br />0.1% <br />2.4% <br />2.9% <br />0.2% <br />9.2% <br />0.3% <br />2.6% <br />4.7% <br />0.8% <br />0.7% <br />4.3% <br />0.1% <br />0.1% <br />2.2% <br />2.7% <br />0.3% <br />8.2% <br />0.2% <br />i 2.8% <br />6.3% <br />1.1% <br />1.0% <br />3.3% <br />0.4% <br />0.1% <br />1.7% <br />4.9% <br />0.5% <br />3.9% <br />0.8% <br />1.7% <br />6.2% <br />0.9% <br />0.9% <br />4.9% <br />0.1% <br />0.1% <br />2.2% <br />3.4% <br />0.3% <br />7.6% <br />0.4% <br />2.4% <br />ALL OTHER MATERIALS <br />31.7% <br />100.0% <br />27.0% <br />100.0% <br />25.5% <br />100.0% <br />29.3% <br />100.0% <br />TOTALS <br />Note: The standard 34 material categories have been sorted and grouped based on their potential to be recycled or composted. <br />SWDD Agenda - 2014 Master Plan Update - Summary of TM 4-5_rev <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />146 <br />