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Draft <br /> EXHIBIT A-11 <br /> ORANGE CAUNTY WASTE CHARACTERIZATION STUDY-APRIL 2005 <br /> COMPARISON OF RESIDENTIAL WASTE COMPOSITiONS <br /> 7995 2000 2005 2010 <br /> Material Compone�rts Composition Composition Composfion Composition <br /> Paper <br /> Newspaper/Print 5.3% 4.B�o 4.9% 1.4% <br /> Glassy Magazines 6.1% 4.4% 4.7°k 1.7% <br /> Recyclable Corru9ated Cardboard 4.5°h 4.7% 2.4% 1.8% <br /> Non-RecyGableCardboatd WA 1.2% 0.7% 0.3% <br /> Phone Books N/A 0.3% 02% 0.2% <br /> Paperboard WA 5.1% 3.6% 2.8% <br /> p�y gpp� N/A 0.4% <br /> <0.1% 0.3% <br /> White Ledger WA 2.0% 1.9% 0.8% <br /> Mixed Office Paper 1.7% 4.5% 3.3% 4.0% <br /> Other Paper(ncludes hardhack books) 24.6% 9.0% 13.1% 92% <br /> Total Paper 42.2°,6 36.5% 34.9% 224% <br /> Plastics <br /> All Piastic Bottles 2.6°k 2.9% � 2.4% 22% <br /> Film 4.3% 5.7% 5.6% 7.9�0 <br /> All Cups&Tubs 0.7% 2.7% 1.0% 2.6% <br /> All Other Plastic(inGudes styrofoam) 4.4% 4.6% 5.9% 5.6% <br /> ToWI Plasdcs 120% 15.9% 14.9% 18.3% <br /> Organice <br /> Food Waste 11.2% 17.8% 222% 20.9% <br /> � Textiles/Leather 3.3% 5.4% 5.1% 6.3% <br /> Diapers 3.5% 3.5% 4.4% 52% <br /> Other Organics(indutles rubbe� 8.3% 4.6% 1.3% 4.7% <br /> TotalOrganics 26.39G 37.3� 33.0% 37.1% <br /> Fertous Metal <br /> Food Containers/Bi-Metal 2.7% 1.8% 1.4� 1.1% <br /> Aerosols WA 0.4% 0.4% 0.5°k <br /> Other Ferrous 2.9% 2.0% 1.3% 2.0% <br /> ToWI Ferrous Metal 5.6% 4.2% 3.1� 3.5X <br /> Non Ferrous Metal <br /> AluminumCans 0.8% 1.0% 0.7�0 0.7� <br /> Aluminum Foil WA 0.9% 0.7% 0.7% <br /> Other NorFFertous N/A 0.2% <br /> <0.1% 0.7% <br /> Totat Non Ferrous Metal 0.8% 2.1% 1.4% 21% <br /> Glass <br /> All Bottles&Jars 5.8qo 4.3�0 4.3% 3.4% <br /> OtherGlass 0.5% 0.8% 0.2% 02% <br /> Total Glass 6.3% 5.1% 4.596 3.7% <br /> Wood <br /> Pallets ' WA 0.2% <0.1°/ <0.1% <br /> Lumbef 1.9% 7.3% 2.3% 2.6°k <br /> Pairrted/Treated 1.1% <0.1% <0.1% 2.7% <br /> Stumps/FieavySections WA <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% <br /> Total Wood 3.0% 1.5% 24 h 5.5� <br /> Inert <br /> Brick,concrete,dirt,asphalt,etc. 2.6� O.Tk 22% 3.096 <br /> Yard Waste <br /> (indudes grass,leaves,small branches) 1.0% 0.9°k 1.8°/. 26% <br /> Special Waste <br /> Lead-Acid BaHeries PUA <br /> <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% <br /> Dry Cell Batteries N/A 02% 02% <0.1% <br /> Oil Filters N/A <br /> <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% <br /> Otlier Hazardous Waste 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% <0.1% <br /> Infectious Waste <0.1% NA <O.tYo 0.4% <br /> Reusable Waste N1A <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% <br /> Total Total Special Waste 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% 0.4% <br /> Brown Goods <br /> Eledronic Goods N/A 0.9% 1.4% 1.4X <br /> TOTALS 100% 100% 100% 100% <br /> 56 <br />