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Orange County <br />Waste Composition Study <br />Section 3: Results <br />21 <br />Orange County/Report/Final Report <br />Table 3-7: Composition of Commercial MSW by Season <br />Material Categories <br />Fall (n=23) Spring (n=24) Annual (n=47) <br />Weighted <br />Average <br />90% Confidence Weighted <br />Average <br />90% Confidence Weighted <br />Average <br />90% Confidence <br />Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper <br />1 Newspaper 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% 0.7% 0.5% 1.0% <br />2 Magazines (Glossy) 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% <br />3 Corrugated Cardboard 3.8% 2.2% 5.5% 3.3% 2.3% 4.4% 3.6% 2.6% 4.6% <br />5 Phone Books 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% -0.1% 0.2% <br />6 Paperboard 3.0% 2.2% 3.7% 1.8% 1.3% 2.3% 2.4% 1.9% 2.8% <br />7 Other Books 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% <br />8 White Ledger 2.0% 1.4% 2.6% 0.8% 0.4% 1.3% 1.4% 0.9% 1.9% <br />9 Mixed Recyclable Paper 4.4% 3.6% 5.2% 2.4% 1.5% 3.2% 3.3% 2.6% 4.1% <br />40 Aseptic Containers 1.1% 0.8% 1.3% 0.7% 0.1% 1.4% 0.9% 0.4% 1.4% <br />11 All Plastic Bottles 4.4% 3.7% 5.1% 2.2% 1.6% 2.7% 3.2% 2.7% 3.8% <br />13A Dairy Plastic Containers 1.0% 0.8% 1.3% 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% <br />19 Tin/Steel Cans 0.7% 0.4% 0.9% 0.7% 0.4% 1.1% 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% <br />20 Aerosol Cans 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% <br />22 Aluminum Cans 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% <br />23 Aluminum Foil 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% <br />25 Glass Bottles and Jars 2.6% 1.3% 3.8% 1.8% 1.2% 2.4% 2.2% 1.7% 2.6% <br /> Total Program Recyclables 26.0% 16.8% 21.3% <br />12B Retail Plastic Bags & Stretch Film 1.4% 1.1% 1.7% 1.1% 0.8% 1.4% 1.2% 1.0% 1.4% <br />16 Textiles/Leather 4.7% 2.5% 7.0% 4.0% 2.0% 6.0% 4.3% 2.8% 5.9% <br />21 Other Ferrous 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 1.3% 0.3% 2.3% 0.8% 0.5% 1.1% <br />24 Other Non-Ferrous 0.4% 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% 0.0% 1.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.7% <br />33 Lead Acid Batteries 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />34 Dry Cell Batteries 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% <br />35 Oil Filters 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% <br />36 Other Hazardous Waste 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.1% 1.8% 0.5% 0.2% 0.8% <br />38 Reusable Waste 0.7% 0.2% 1.2% 0.4% -0.1% 0.8% 0.5% 0.0% 1.0% <br />39 Electronic Waste 0.6% 0.4% 0.9% 0.2% 0.0% 0.5% 0.4% -0.1% 0.9% <br /> Other Potential Recyc/Reusable 8.2% 8.4% 8.3% <br />4 Waxy Cardboard 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.6% 0.1% 1.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.7% <br />15 Food Waste 20.7% 18.0% 23.5% 28.9% 24.5% 33.2% 24.9% 22.6% 27.3% <br />10 Low-Grade Paper 15.1% 12.1% 18.1% 15.0% 12.9% 17.2% 15.1% 13.7% 16.4% <br />18 Other Organics & Rubber 3.0% 2.2% 3.7% 4.2% 1.6% 6.8% 3.6% 2.3% 4.9% <br />27 Wood Pallets 0.9% 0.3% 1.4% 0.8% -0.6% 2.2% 0.8% 0.2% 1.4% <br />28 Wood Lumber 1.0% 0.4% 1.7% 1.0% 0.2% 1.9% 1.0% 0.4% 1.7% <br />30 Stumps/Branches 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />32 Yard Waste 1.5% 0.1% 3.0% 0.4% 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.4% 1.4% <br /> Total Compostables 42.5% 51.0% 46.8% <br />12A Plastic Film 8.1% 6.8% 9.5% 8.0% 6.8% 9.3% 8.1% 7.2% 9.0% <br />13B Mixed Plastic Containers 0.6% 0.4% 0.7% 0.9% 0.6% 1.3% 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% <br />14 All Other Plastics 6.7% 4.5% 8.9% 6.3% 4.6% 8.1% 6.5% 5.3% 7.7% <br />17 Diapers 3.9% 1.9% 5.8% 2.3% 1.2% 3.4% 3.1% 2.2% 4.0% <br />26 Other Glass 0.7% -0.1% 1.4% 1.1% 0.3% 1.9% 0.9% 0.3% 1.4% <br />29 Painted/Treated Wood 1.2% 0.1% 2.4% 3.1% 0.9% 5.2% 2.2% 0.9% 3.5% <br />31 Brick/Concrete/Dirt 0.3% 0.0% 0.6% 1.8% 0.1% 3.4% 1.1% -0.1% 2.2% <br />37 Infectious Waste 1.8% 0.3% 3.4% 0.2% -0.1% 0.5% 1.0% 0.1% 1.9% <br /> All Other Waste 23.3% 23.8% 23.5% <br /> TOTALS 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