Material Weights and Conversions

Material Weights and Conversions

The reference information below is designed as a guide for the listing of materials on the Iowa Waste Exchange database. All materials need to be listed in pounds. This information is intended for estimation purposes when the material's weight is unavailable.

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Class: Brown Goods and Accessories............................................................................................ 2 Class: Chemicals............................................................................................................................ 2 Class: Construction and Demolition .............................................................................................. 2 Class: Drums .................................................................................................................................. 2 Class: Fluorescent Lights ............................................................................................................... 3 Class: Glass .................................................................................................................................... 3 Class: Liquid Waste ....................................................................................................................... 3 Class: Metal ................................................................................................................................... 3 Class: Miscellaneous...................................................................................................................... 4 Class: Motor Vehicle Items ........................................................................................................... 4 Class: Organic Waste ..................................................................................................................... 4 Class: Paper.................................................................................................................................... 5 Class: Plastics................................................................................................................................. 6 Class: Rubber ................................................................................................................................. 7 Class: Textiles................................................................................................................................ 7 Class: Tires..................................................................................................................................... 7 Class: White Goods........................................................................................................................ 7 Class: Wood ................................................................................................................................... 7 Liquid Weights................................................................................................................................ 8 Volume Calculations....................................................................................................................... 8 Conversion Factors ......................................................................................................................... 8

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Class: Brown Goods and Accessories

Circuit Board Mat. 1-5" x 10" board 1 55-gallon drum

Compact discs (quantity = 10) Computer

(hard drive, monitor, keyboard) Computer monitor Liquid Crystal Display (LCD monitor) Laptop Hard drive Keyboards Cellular Phones Telephone

Class: Chemicals

Acid Glue 1-gallon

55-gallon drum Solvent Wax

Class: Construction and Demolition

Asphalt (milled-ripped) Asphalt (shingles-loose) Asphalt (tar roofing) Carpet Pad

1 bale Carpet & padding, loose Concrete (Block, brick) Drywall Lumber (Loose dimensional) Mixed

0.33-lbs 200-lbs 1-lb

75 - 85 lbs 30 - 40 lbs 10 - 15 lbs 5 - 7 lbs 40 ? 45 lbs 3-lbs 0.33 ? 2 lbs 2-lbs

8.3-lbs/gallon 5-lbs 275-lbs 7.5-lbs/gallon 61-lbs/ft3

1,380-lbs/yd3 419-lbs/yd3 2,919-lbs/yd3 30-lbs/yd3 500-lbs 84-lbs/yd3 4,000-lbs/yd3 400-lbs/yd3 244-lbs/yd3 1,250-lbs/yd3

Class: Drums

Metal 55-gallon 5-gallon

Plastic 55-gallon 15-gallon 5-gallon bucket

Fiber 55-gallon drum 30-gallon drum

25-lbs 2.2-lbs

27-lbs 7.4-lbs 2.5-lbs

12-lbs 6.5-lbs

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Class: Fluorescent Lights

1 Fluorescent Tube (4 foot) 1 Fluorescent Tube (4 foot)

0.625-lbs (10 ounces) 1.33-lbs

Class: Glass

Glass (crushed) 1 paper grocery bag 1 cubic foot 1 cubic yard 1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord container (semi-crushed) (crushed mechanically) 55 gal drum (uncrushed, manually broken) Average municipal bottle

24-lbs 30-lbs 1,000-lbs 122-lbs 1,197-lbs 1,400-lbs 1,750-lbs

315-lbs 0.55-lb/bottle

Glass (whole bottles) 1 paper grocery bag 1 plastic grocery bag 1 cubic foot 1 cubic yard 1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord

Fiberglass insulation, loose Plate Glass

15-lbs

12-lbs

19-lbs

500 - 550-lbs

75-lbs

738-lbs 17-lbs/yd3 172-lbs/ft3

Class: Liquid Waste

Water

8.3-lbs/gallon

Class: Metal

1 55-gallon drum Lightly packed

1 55-gallon drum Densely packed

1 bale 1 gaylord 1 semi-load

Densely packed Aluminum Cans (whole)

1 plastic grocery bag 1 cubic yard 1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord Aluminum Cans (flattened) 1 plastic grocery bag 1 cubic yard 1 30-gallon drum

100 - 200-lbs

500-lbs 550 - 650-lbs 750 - 1,000-lbs 20 tons

2-lbs 45-lbs 10-lbs 94-lbs

6-lbs 200-lbs 38-lbs

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1 gaylord Steel Cans (whole)

1 plastic grocery bag 1 cubic yard 1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord Steel Cans (flattened) 1 plastic grocery bag 1 cubic yard 1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord

Class: Miscellaneous

Incinerator Ash Paint Foam rubber mattress Mixed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

Compacted in packer Truck Lime Sludge

70% solids 40% solids Sand Foundry Silica Contaminated Soil 1 Toner Cartridge

Class: Motor Vehicle Items

Automobile Oil 1 pint 1 gallon

Batteries Car Truck Motorcycle Household

Oil Filter New (car) Undrained (car)

Class: Organic Waste

Brush Loose Chips

Compost Finished Raw

369-lbs

4-lbs 150-lbs 22-lbs 219-lbs

21-lbs 850-lbs 127-lbs 1,256-lbs

50-lbs/ft3 7.5-lbs/gallon 55-lbs/mattress

650-lbs/yd3

15-lbs/gallon 11-lbs/gallon

90-lbs/ft3 100-lbs/ft3 2,000-lbs/yd3 2.5-lbs

1-lb 8-lbs

39-lbs 53-lbs 9.5-lbs 2,150-lbs/yd3

284 grams or 0.62-lbs 545.9 grams or 1.2-lbs

300-lbs/yd 500-lbs/yd

1,400-lbs/yd 350-lbs/yd

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