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Orange County <br />Waste Composition Study <br />Section 3: Results <br />10 <br />Orange County/Report/Final Report <br />Table 3-2: Composition of Annual MSW by Sector <br />Material Categories <br />Single- <br />Family <br />(n=39) <br />Multi-Family <br />(n=15) <br />Commercial <br />(n=47) <br />Aggregate <br />(n=101) <br />1 Newspaper 0.7% 1.4% 0.7% 0.8% <br />2 Glossy Magazines 1.1% 1.2% 0.6% 0.9% <br />3 Corrugated Cardboard 1.6% 2.3% 3.6% 2.6% <br />5 Phone Books 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% <br />6 Paperboard 2.5% 3.8% 2.4% 2.6% <br />7 Other Books 0.2% 0.8% 0.2% 0.3% <br />8 White Ledger 1.1% 1.1% 1.4% 1.2% <br />9 Mixed Recyclable Paper 3.9% 3.6% 3.3% 3.6% <br />40 Aseptic Containers 0.3% 0.4% 0.9% 0.6% <br />11 All Plastic Bottles 2.4% 3.2% 3.2% 2.9% <br />13A Dairy Plastic Containers 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% <br />19 Tin/Steel Cans 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% <br />20 Aerosol Cans 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% <br />22 Aluminum Cans 0.6% 0.9% 0.7% 0.6% <br />23 Aluminum Foil 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% <br />25 Glass Bottles and Jars 2.5% 4.9% 2.2% 2.7% <br /> Total Program Recyclables 19.6% 26.2% 21.3% 21.2% <br />12B Retail Plastic Bags & Stretch Film 1.6% 1.7% 1.2% 1.5% <br />16 Textiles/Leather 6.7% 4.0% 4.3% 5.3% <br />21 Other Ferrous 1.5% 0.8% 0.8% 1.1% <br />24 Other Non-Ferrous 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% 0.4% <br />33 Lead Acid Batteries 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />34 Dry Cell Batteries 0.5% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% <br />35 Oil Filters 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />36 Other Hazardous Waste 0.3% 0.0% 0.5% 0.4% <br />38 Reusable Waste 0.3% 0.9% 0.5% 0.5% <br />39 Electronic Waste 0.7% 0.8% 0.4% 0.6% <br /> Other Potential Recyclables/Reusables 12.2% 8.4% 8.3% 10.0% <br />4 Waxy Cardboard 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 0.2% <br />15 Food Waste 25.5% 26.2% 24.9% 25.3% <br />10 Low-Grade Paper 13.7% 11.7% 15.1% 14.1% <br />18 Other Organics & Rubber 4.1% 5.2% 3.6% 4.0% <br />27 Wood Pallets 0.1% 0.0% 0.8% 0.4% <br />28 Wood Lumber 0.6% 0.8% 1.0% 0.8% <br />30 Stumps/Branches 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />32 Yard Waste 2.4% 1.3% 0.9% 1.6% <br /> Total Compostables 46.4% 45.2% 46.8% 46.5% <br />12A Plastic Film 6.3% 5.1% 8.1% 6.9% <br />13B Mixed Plastic Containers 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% <br />14 All Other Plastics 6.3% 5.6% 6.5% 6.3% <br />17 Diapers 6.0% 5.1% 3.1% 4.6% <br />26 Other Glass 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% <br />29 Painted/Treated Wood 0.5% 2.1% 2.2% 1.4% <br />31 Brick/Concrete/Dirt 1.3% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% <br />37 Infectious Waste 0.1% 0.0% 1.0% 0.5% <br /> All Other Waste 21.8% 20.2% 23.5% 22.4% <br /> TOTALS 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% <br />Note: Columns may not appear to calculate correctly due to rounding. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 00C54720-9DC0-4A3D-ABED-77E0FD28E0CD