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Orange County <br />Waste Composition Study <br />Section 3: Results <br />7 <br />Orange County/Report/Final Report <br /> Approximately 10 percent of Aggregate MSW consisted of potentially recyclable materials. <br />The largest single category of this was Textiles and Leather in all sectors and both seasons. <br /> Compostables comprised nearly half of the Aggregate MSW in all sectors and both seasons. <br />Over half of the compostables was Food Waste, followed by Low-Grade Paper. Single-family <br />MSW had a higher percentage of compostable materials than the other sectors. <br /> Less than 25 percent of MSW was other waste, most of which was non-recyclable Plastic <br />Film, All Other Plastics, and Diapers most of which is typically non-recoverable in current <br />markets. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 00C54720-9DC0-4A3D-ABED-77E0FD28E0CD