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Orange County <br />Waste Composition Study <br />Section 3: Results <br />15 <br />Orange County/Report/Final Report <br />3.4 Multi-Family Residential MSW <br />Figure 3-3 depicts the annual composition for multi-family residential MSW. Table 3-5 shows the <br />composition of multi-family residential MSW by season, including 90 percent confidence intervals. <br />Table 3-6 compares the annual multi-family residential MSW composition in the present WCS to <br />previous WCS results. Individual multi-family residential sample results are provided in Appendix C. <br />Key findings from the multi-family residential data include: <br /> Approximately 26 percent of multi-family residential MSW consisted of program recyclables. <br />As with single-family residential waste, more recyclables were present in the fall MSW <br />stream than in the spring. <br /> About 45 percent of multi-family residential MSW was potentially compostable, mostly Food <br />Waste. <br /> Multi-family residential MSW showed similar overall historical trends as single-family <br />residential MSW: less paper and more plastic and organics. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 00C54720-9DC0-4A3D-ABED-77E0FD28E0CD