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Orange County <br />Waste Composition Study <br />Section 3: Results <br />18 <br />Orange County/Report/Final Report <br />Table 3-6: Comparison of Multi-Family Residential MSW to Previous WCS Results <br />Material Components 1995 2000 2005 2010 Present Study <br />Newspaper 7.3% 5.6% 2.9% 2.5% 1.4% <br />Glossy Magazines 5.0% 4.1% 3.8% 1.0% 1.2% <br />Corrugated Cardboard 7.2% 2.8% 1.6% 1.6% 2.3% <br />Waxy Cardboard N/A 2.0% 0.9% 0.4% 0.0% <br />Phone Books N/A 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% <br />Paperboard N/A 4.6% 3.7% 3.0% 3.8% <br />Other Books N/A 0.4% 0.7% <0.1% 0.8% <br />White Ledger N/A 3.8% 2.7% 0.8% 1.1% <br />Mixed Recyclable Paper 1.3% 5.5% 5.2% 2.4% 3.6% <br />Low-Grade Paper 23.6% 6.8% 10.4% 8.8% 11.7% <br />Aseptic Containers N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.4% <br />Total Paper 44.4% 36.2% 32.3% 20.5% 26.4% <br />All Plastic Bottles 2.6% 4.3% 3.1% 2.9% 3.2% <br />Plastic Film 5.5% 4.8% 5.7% 6.6% 6.8% <br />All Cups & Tubs 1.0% 1.9% 1.0% 1.9% 1.4% <br />All Other Plastics 4.5% 4.0% 3.5% 5.6% 5.6% <br />Total Plastics 13.6% 15.1% 13.3% 17.1% 17.1% <br />Food Waste 9.7% 21.2% 24.5% 22.5% 26.2% <br />Textiles/Leather 3.3% 4.9% 8.8% 7.6% 4.0% <br />Diapers 2.8% 2.5% 2.2% 5.3% 5.1% <br />Other Organics & Rubber 7.8% 2.2% 0.3% 3.9% 5.2% <br />Total Organics 23.6% 30.8% 35.7% 39.2% 40.5% <br />Tin/Steel Cans 2.6% 2.0% 1.2% 0.8% 0.8% <br />Aerosol Cans N/A <0.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% <br />Other Ferrous 1.9% 2.0% 0.3% 0.8% 0.8% <br />Total Ferrous Metal 4.5% 4.1% 1.6% 2.0% 1.9% <br />Aluminum Cans 1.0% 1.3% 0.7% 1.6% 0.9% <br />Aluminum Foil N/A 0.7% 0.6% 0.3% 0.5% <br />Other Non-Ferrous N/A 0.4% 0.4% 1.3% 0.1% <br />Total Non-Ferrous Metal 1.0% 2.4% 1.8% 3.3% 1.6% <br />Glass Bottles and Jars 5.8% 6.9% 8.2% 6.7% 4.9% <br />Other Glass <0.1% 1.2% 0.4% <0.1% 0.7% <br />Total Glass 5.8% 8.1% 8.6% 6.7% 5.6% <br />Wood Pallets N/A 0.2% <0.1% <0.1% 0.0% <br />Wood Lumber 0.6% 1.2% 0.2% 1.9% 0.8% <br />Painted/Treated Wood 0.8% <0.1% <0.1% 0.8% 2.1% <br />Stumps/Branches N/A <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% 0.0% <br />Total Wood 1.4% 1.4% 0.2% 2.7% 3.0% <br />Brick/Concrete/Dirt 3.2% 0.5% 2.2% 2.1% 1.0% <br />Yard Waste 2.2% 0.3% 2.3% 3.9% 1.3% <br />Lead Acid Batteries N/A <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% 0.0% <br />Dry Cell Batteries N/A 0.3% <0.1% <0.1% 0.1% <br />Oil Filters N/A <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% 0.0% <br />Other Hazardous Waste 0.1% <0.1% 1.0% <0.1% 0.0% <br />Infectious Waste <0.1% N/A <0.1% <0.1% 0.0% <br />Reusable Waste N/A <0.1% <0.1% 0.4% 0.9% <br />Total Special Waste 0.1% 0.4% 1.1% 0.5% 1.0% <br />Electronic Waste N/A 0.8% 0.8% 2.1% 0.8% <br />TOTALS 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% <br />Note: Columns may not appear to calculate correctly due to rounding. Plastic film includes Plastic Film and Retail Bags & Stretch Film. All Cups & Tubs <br />includes Mixed Plastic Containers and Dairy Plastic Containers. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 00C54720-9DC0-4A3D-ABED-77E0FD28E0CD