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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Food waste Kitchen waste Solid / liquid fats (55 gal. drum) Pasturized and prepared for animal Feed (32 gallons)

Grass clippings Uncompacted Compacted

Leaves Uncompacted Compacted Vacuumed

850-lbs/yd 400- to 410-lbs

170-1bs

350 - 450-lbs/yd 550 - 1500-lbs/yd

200 - 250-lbs/yd 300 - 450-lbs/yd 350-lbs/yd3

Class: Paper

Books, loose Computer Paper

Stacked, uncompacted Baled, compacted 1 case, 2800 sheets Corrugated Cardboard (compacted) 1 cubic foot 1 cubic yard Corrugated Cardboard (baled) 1 cubic yard 30" x 60" x 48" Corrugated Cardboard (loose) 1 paper grocery bag 1 cubic foot 1 cubic yard 1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord Ledger Stacked, uncompacted Stacked, compacted Legal Pad (1 case = 72 pads) Mixed Ledger/Office Paper Flat, uncompacted

40" x 60" x 48" Flat, compacted Crumpled, uncompacted Crumpled, compacted Newspaper (baled) 1 cubic yard Newspaper (compacted) 1 cubic yard 12" stack Newspaper (loose) 1 paper grocery bag 1 cubic yard

500-lbs/yd3

655-lbs/yd3 1,310-lbs/yd3 42-lbs

30-lbs 350-400-lbs

1,000 - 1,500-lbs 900-lbs

9-lbs 11-lbs 50 - 100-lbs 45-lbs 443-lbs

375 - 465-lbs/yd3 755 - 925-lbs/yd3 38-lbs

400-lbs/yd3 650-lbs 755 lbs/yd3 110 - 205 lbs/yd3 610 lbs/yd3

945-lbs

860-lbs 35-lbs

15-lbs 350-lbs

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1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord Magazines Stacked 1 cubic yard

12 inches high loose Seed bags (50-lb, plastic lined) Tab cards Uncompacted Compacted Telephone directories 12" stack Mixed Office Paper (loose)

77-lbs 758-lbs

1,215-lbs 40-lbs 950-lbs/yd3 0.5-lbs

605-lbs/yd3 1,215 - 1,350-lbs/yd3 250-lbs/yd3 25-lbs 250-lbs/yd3

Class: Plastics

Plastic bottles of HDPE, PET or LDPE Whole Flattened Granulated Baled

Bags 1 bale (lightly packed) 1 bale (compacted)

Bubble wrap (33 gallons) Film

1 gaylord 1 semi load (baled) 30" x 42" X 48" (baled) 12" x 12" x 12"

(tightly packed by hand) HDPE Milk Bottles (flattened)

1 cubic yard 1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord mixed (granulated) gaylord

Semi-trailer load HDPE Milk Bottles (whole)

1 cubic yard 1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord Mixed PET and HDPE Whole, loose PET Soda Bottles (whole) 1 30-gallon drum 1 gaylord, loose 1 gaylord, granulated Regrind 1 semi-load 1 gaylord

30 - 40-lbs/yd3 65 - 75-lbs/yd3 550-lbs/yd3 400-lbs/yd3

500-lbs 1,000 - 1,200-lbs 3-lbs

60-lbs 44,000-lbs 1,100-lbs

3-lbs

36-lbs 5-lbs 53-lbs 900-lbs 42,000-lbs

25-lbs 4-lbs 35-lbs

32-lbs/yd3

5-lbs 45-lbs 725-lbs

42,000-lbs 1,000-lbs

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PS, granulated or peanuts 1 cubic yard

Styrene foam 2,000 square feet 1 semi-load Insulation board (4X8 sheet)

Super sacks

Class: Rubber

Rubber

Class: Textiles

Loose Baled

31" x 45" x 60"

Class: Tires

Whole car tires Crumb rubber car tires Whole truck tires Crumb rubber truck tires

Class: White Goods

Major Appliances Air conditioner Dishwasher Dryers (clothes) Freezers Microwave oven Ranges Refrigerators Washers (clothes) Water heaters Avg/ per appliance

Class: Wood

Pallets 1 semi-load

Wood Scrap, loose Wood chips Sawdust

9-lbs

100-lbs 1,000 - 2,000-lbs 2-lbs/sheet 6- to 10-lbs

345 lbs/yd3

240-lbs/yd3 480-lbs/yd3 885-lbs

20-lbs/tire 12-lbs/tire 70-lbs/tire 60-lbs/tire

64-lbs 92-lbs 130-lbs 193-lbs 50-lbs 181-lbs 267-lbs 177-lbs 131-lbs 135-lbs

30 - 100-lbs/pallet (40-lbs. average) 10,000 - 15,000-lbs 330-lbs/yd3 500-lbs/yd3 450 - 500-lbs/yd3

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