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Orange County <br />Waste Composition Study <br />Appendix B <br />Orange County/Report/Appendices <br />Table B-1: Single-Family Residential Sample Results (% by weight) – Fall (October 2016) <br /> Unincorporated (County Hauled) <br />Load information Mon Conv. Center Mon Conv. Center Mon Walnut Grove Compactor Tue Walnut Grove Compactor Thu Conv. Center Fri Conv. Center Material Categories sample # 2 3 6 14 42 54 <br />1 Newspaper 0.2% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 1.3% 8.6% <br />2 Glossy Magazines 0.1% 1.2% 2.1% 1.1% 2.9% 2.6% <br />3 Cardboard 1.9% 1.2% 3.5% 1.6% 1.4% 1.6% <br />4 Waxy Cardboard 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />5 Phone Books 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% <br />6 Paperboard 2.8% 2.6% 5.0% 1.4% 2.8% 1.9% <br />7 Other Books 0.0% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% <br />8 White Ledger 0.7% 0.5% 1.1% 2.0% 3.2% 1.3% <br />9 Mixed Recyclable Paper 4.7% 7.1% 2.6% 2.6% 6.7% 8.4% <br />10 Low-Grade Paper 12.4% 12.9% 20.9% 15.6% 17.3% 12.2% <br />11 All Plastic Bottles 4.8% 4.4% 3.6% 2.7% 5.7% 2.9% <br />12A Plastic Film 6.2% 7.3% 6.2% 3.7% 4.7% 5.7% <br />12B Retail Bags & Stretch Film 2.5% 1.6% 2.0% 2.5% 1.8% 0.7% <br />13A Dairy Plastic Containers 1.4% 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 0.7% 0.8% <br />13B Mixed Plastic Containers 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.3% 0.7% 0.2% <br />14 All Other Plastics 6.3% 6.0% 4.8% 1.2% 5.6% 5.5% <br />15 Food Waste 26.2% 18.2% 18.2% 21.3% 15.5% 18.9% <br />16 Textiles/Leather 3.2% 4.6% 6.9% 7.0% 3.6% 16.6% <br />17 Diapers 5.3% 8.4% 0.2% 12.6% 4.3% 3.2% <br />18 Other Organics/Rubber 1.4% 2.1% 7.7% 8.6% 1.7% 1.0% <br />19 Tin/Steel Cans 1.3% 1.4% 1.8% 0.3% 1.2% 0.3% <br />20 Aerosol Cans 0.8% 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% <br />21 Other Ferrous 1.2% 1.0% 0.3% 0.8% 0.6% 0.4% <br />22 Aluminum Cans 0.5% 1.4% 1.2% 0.1% 0.4% 0.5% <br />23 Aluminum Foil 1.1% 0.4% 0.8% 0.7% 0.2% 0.2% <br />24 Other Non-Ferrous 1.0% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />25 Glass Bottles and Jars 8.1% 2.8% 4.6% 2.1% 2.8% 2.0% <br />26 Other Glass 0.0% 0.6% 1.6% 0.0% 0.6% 0.3% <br />27 Wood Pallets 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.2% 0.0% <br />28 Wood Lumber 0.4% 1.2% 0.0% 0.8% 0.3% 1.2% <br />29 Painted/Treated Wood 0.1% 0.0% 1.2% 0.0% 1.6% 0.0% <br />30 Stumps/Branches 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />31 Brick/Concrete/Dirt 1.8% 1.6% 0.0% 4.7% 2.2% 0.0% <br />32 Yard Waste 0.5% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.7% 0.3% <br />33 Lead Acid Batteries 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />34 Dry Cell Batteries 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% <br />35 Oil Filters 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />36 Other Hazardous Waste 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% <br />37 Infectious Waste 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5% <br />38 Reusable Waste 0.0% 3.5% 0.1% 0.0% 4.4% 0.0% <br />39 Electronic Waste 1.2% 1.1% 0.0% 3.8% 0.0% 0.4% <br />40 Aseptic Containers 0.8% 0.0% 0.5% 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% <br /> TOTALS 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 00C54720-9DC0-4A3D-ABED-77E0FD28E0CD