VOLUME-TO-WEIGHT CONVERSION FACTORS

Materials: PAPER: Mixed Paper Grades/Junk Mail, loose Corrugated Cardboard (OCC), baled Corrugated Cardboard (OCC), baled Corrugated Cardboard (OCC) , compacted Corrugated Cardboard (OCC), flattened, loose Newsprint (ONP), loose Newsprint (ONP), compacted Newsprint (ONP) Office paper Office paper Phone Books CONTAINERS: Mixed PET, dairy, whole loose Mixed PET, dairy & other rigid, whole, loose PET (soda bottles), whole, loose PET (soda bottles), whole, loose PET (soda bottles), whole, baled HDPE (dairy only), baled HDPE (mixed), baled HDPE (whole) uncompacted HDPE (whole) compacted Aluminum Containers, whole Aluminum Containers, flattened Steel Cans, whole Steel Cans, flattened Glass Whole Containers Glass Whole Container OTHER MATERIALS Scrap Metal Scrap Metal--Used Major Appliances (average of all types and brands) Pallets Pallets Electronic Scrap Electronic Scrap Plastic Film, baled Plastic Film, baled Other Plastics: Mixed rigid, no film, granulated Mixed rigid and densified by mixed plastic mold technology PS, granulated or peanuts Household Hazardous Waste Latex Paint Mixed Textiles, loose Mixed Textiles, baled Mixed Textiles, baled Carpet Padding One cubic yard One appliance One, average size Five cubic yards CRT (Computer Monitor) TV 30" x 42" x 48" semi-trailer load Gaylord One cubic foot One cubic yard One gallon One gallon One cubic yard One cubic yard 31" x 45" x 60" One cubic yard 225 150 35 2000 50 90 1,100 44,000 750 average 60 9 10 10.9 240 480 885 62 Volume * One cubic yard One cubic yard 30" x 60" x 48" One cubic yard 40 cubic yard roll-off One cubic yard One cubic yard 12" stack 40" x 48" x 40" One cubic yard 12" stack Weight in Pounds * 875 1,100 900 500 2000 600 860 35 650) 400 25

One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard Gaylord 30" x 48" x 60" 30" x 48" x 60" 30" x 48" x 60" One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard Full grocery bag

30 (Average) 40 (Average) 35 45 600 650 750 24 270 62 250 150 850 1,000 15

* Formula for converting cubic yards to tons: # of cubic yards x weight in pounds 2000 pounds = tons

VOLUME-TO-WEIGHT CONVERSION FACTORS

Materials: MIXED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) MSW, (uncompacted) MSW, (compacted in truck) MSW, compacted in packer truck C & D; Clean Fill Concrete One cubic yard 860 One cubic yard One cubic yard 3.3 cubic yards 150-300 (225 Average) 500-1,000 2000 (Average) Volume * Weight in Pounds *

Asphalt Paving Brick, Ceramic, Porcelain Roofing Wood SPECIAL WASTE Industrial Waste (Similar to MSW and C & D categories) Friable Asbestos/other Regulated Asbestos (Similar different type of C & D) Infectious Waste (Similar to MSW categories) Ash PCS (Petroleum Contaminated Soils) Offal (animal and fish scraps) Sewage Sludge dry Sewage Sludge wet Other Sludges (dry-wet) Other Materials Vegetative--Food Waste Yard Waste, raw, mulched (either for composting or land application) Yard Waste, finished compost Brush, loose Scrap Tire-Passenger** Scrap Tire-Truck** Used Motor Oil*** Antifreeze*** Lead Acid Batteries****

One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard

773 860 731 169

One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard

Varies 945-1080 929 1350 945 1215 945-1215

One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One cubic yard One passenger One truck tire One gallon One gallon One vehicle battery

1,070 350 1,400 300 22.5 60 8 8 40

* Formula for converting cubic yards to tons: # of cubic yards x weight in pounds 2000 pounds = tons **Formula for converting tires to tons: # of tires x weight in pounds 2000 pounds = tons ***Formula for converting gallons to tons: # of gallons x weight in pounds 2000 pounds = tons ****Formula for converting # of Lead Acid Batteries to tons: # of batteries x weight in pounds 2000 pounds = tons
** Gaylord size most commonly used in 40" x 48" x 36"; weight of empty Gaylord approx. 45 pounds One cubic foot = 7.5 gallons or 1728 cubic inches One cubic yard = 36" x 36" x 36" or 46,656 cubic inches One cubic yard = 202 gallons or 27 cubic feet 18 bushel hamper = 0.83 cubic yards SOURCES: National Recycling Coalition Measurement Standards and Reporting Guidelines; EPA; FEECO and CIWMB 2006