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Orange County <br />Waste Composition Study <br />Section 3: Results <br />22 <br />Orange County/Report/Final Report <br />Table 3-8: Comparison of Commercial MSW to Previous WCS Results <br />Material Components 1995 2000 2005 2010 Present Study <br />Newspaper 6.1% 4.7% 3.4% 3.0% 0.7% <br />Glossy Magazines 2.8% 2.5% 2.4% 0.8% 0.6% <br />Corrugated Cardboard 10.7% 3.5% 3.1% 2.6% 3.6% <br />Waxy Cardboard N/A 1.8% 1.8% 0.4% 0.5% <br />Phone Books N/A <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% 0.1% <br />Paperboard N/A 3.5% 2.2% 2.2% 2.4% <br />Other Books N/A 1.9% <0.1% 0.4% 0.2% <br />White Ledger N/A 2.6% 4.2% 1.6% 1.4% <br />Mixed Recyclable Paper 3.3% 3.2% 2.8% 2.2% 3.3% <br />Low-Grade Paper 25.1% 9.5% 13.0% 14.5% 15.1% <br />Aseptic Containers N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.9% <br />Total Paper 48.0% 33.5% 33.0% 27.6% 28.6% <br />All Plastic Bottles 2.2% 3.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.2% <br />Plastic Film 4.8% 7.8% 6.0% 9.5% 9.3% <br />All Cups & Tubs 0.8% 2.9% 1.9% 2.2% 1.6% <br />All Other Plastics 6.2% 4.4% 8.8% 5.8% 6.5% <br />Total Plastics 14.0% 18.5% 20.2% 20.8% 20.7% <br />Food Waste 12.2% 20.4% 23.7% 25.5% 24.9% <br />Textiles/Leather 2.7% 5.0% 3.5% 3.5% 4.3% <br />Diapers 1.4% 2.1% 1.1% 2.3% 3.1% <br />Other Organics & Rubber 4.5% 4.1% 2.4% 3.5% 3.6% <br />Total Organics 20.8% 31.6% 30.7% 34.7% 35.9% <br />Tin/Steel Cans 1.6% 1.2% 1.7% 0.8% 0.7% <br />Aerosol Cans N/A 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% <br />Other Ferrous 3.2% 1.6% 2.1% 0.6% 0.8% <br />Total Ferrous Metal 4.8% 3.3% 4.1% 1.5% 1.7% <br />Aluminum Cans 0.7% 1.2% 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% <br />Aluminum Foil N/A 0.8% 1.0% 0.8% 0.4% <br />Other Non-Ferrous N/A 0.2% 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% <br />Total Non-Ferrous Metal 0.7% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 1.4% <br />Glass Bottles and Jars 4.0% 3.8% 3.5% 3.4% 2.2% <br />Other Glass 0.4% 0.8% 1.0% 0.2% 0.9% <br />Total Glass 4.4% 4.6% 4.5% 3.6% 3.1% <br />Wood Pallets N/A 0.5% <0.1% <0.1% 0.8% <br />Wood Lumber 1.6% 1.7% 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% <br />Painted/Treated Wood 1.2% 0.3% <0.1% 0.3% 2.2% <br />Stumps/Branches N/A <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% 0.0% <br />Total Wood 2.8% 2.5% 1.1% 1.5% 4.0% <br />Brick/Concrete/Dirt 1.4% 1.5% 1.0% 2.2% 1.1% <br />Yard Waste 0.8% 1.3% 0.4% 2.7% 0.9% <br />Lead Acid Batteries N/A <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% 0.0% <br />Dry Cell Batteries N/A 0.2% <0.1% <0.1% 0.1% <br />Oil Filters N/A <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% 0.0% <br />Other Hazardous Waste 1.5% <0.1% <0.1% <0.1% 0.5% <br />Infectious Waste 0.7% NA 1.8% 2.0% 1.0% <br />Reusable Waste N/A <0.1% <0.1% 0.3% 0.5% <br />Total Special Waste 2.2% 0.3% 2.0% 2.4% 2.1% <br />Electronic Waste N/A 0.6% 1.1% 1.1% 0.4% <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