Components
Household
School
Restaurant and Hotels
1 Food waste 61.0 – 96.6 23.5 – 75.8 79.5 – 100
2 Nylon Negligible – 13.0 8.5 – 34.4 Negligible – 5.3
3 Plastics 0.5 – 10.0 3.5 – 18.9 Negligible – 6.0
4 Fabric 1.0 – 5.1 1.0 – 3.1 NA
5 Soft rubber Negligible – 0.3 NA NA
6 Ebonite Negligible – 2.8 NA NA
7 Wood 0.7 – 3.1 NA NA
8 Foam Negligible – 1.3 1.0 – 2.0 Negligible – 2.1
9 Paper 0.7 – 14.2 1.5 – 27.5 Negligible – 2.8
10 Glass 1.65 – 4.0 Negligible – 2.5 Negligible – 1.0
11 Metal 0.9 – 3.3 Negligible NA
12 Hide NA Negligible – 4.2 NA
13 Demolition and soils Negligible – 10.5 NA NA
14 Porcelain Negligible – 3.6 NA NA
15 Carton Negligible – 0.6 NA Negligible – 0.5
16 Cans 0.98 – 2 NA NA
17 Battery NA NA NA
18 Cotton balls Negligible – 2.0 NA NA
19 Branches and leaves 1 – 2.0 NA NA
20 Shells and animal bones Negligible – 9.0 NA NA