New Jersey Clean Communities



Volume-to-Weight Conversions for Recyclable Materialsfor use with the Municipal Recycling Data SheetMaterialDensitySourcesPaper????Newspaper???Loose, unbaled445 pounds / cubic yard1,2,3?Compacted800 pounds / cubic yard2,3?Hand stacked35 pounds / 12 inch stack2,3?Corrugated Cardboard???Loose, unbaled200 pounds / cubic yard1,2,3?Compacted460 pounds / cubic yard2,3?Other Paper???Telephone Books250 pounds / cubic yard4?Mixed Paper490 pounds / cubic yard1,3????Containers???Commingled???Cans, Glass & Plastic180 pounds / cubic yard1,2,3?Cans & Glass270 pounds / cubic yard1,2,3?Glass???Whole Bottles620 pounds / cubic yard1,2,3?Crushed-semi (manually)1,175 pounds / cubic yard2,3?Mechanically Crushed1,840 pounds / cubic yard2,3?Steel/ Tin Cans???Whole150 pounds / cubic yard2,3?Flattened850 pounds / cubic yard2,3?Aluminum Cans???Whole60 pounds / cubic yard1,2,3?Flattened225 pounds / cubic yard2,3?Plastics???PET #1 - whole35 pounds / cubic yard1,2,3?HDPE #2 - whole25 pounds / cubic yard3?Plastics #3 - #7 - whole50 pounds / cubic yard3?All Plastics: #1 - #7 - whole38 pounds / cubic yard2????Miscellaneous materials???White goods (appliances)300 lb / cy or 170 each on average4?Textiles175 pounds / cubic yard4?CRTs/Computers50 lbs each (whole on average)4Organics - Weight Conversions???Grass Clippings667 pounds / cubic yard4?Leaves400 pounds / cubic yard4?Brush500 pounds / cubic yard4?Unfinished compost1,500 pounds / cubic yard4?Finished compost1,350 pounds / cubic yard4Organics - Volumetric Conversions???Grass Clippings3 cubic yards/ton4?Leaves5 cubic yards/ton4?Brush4 cubic yards/ton4Hazardous Household Products (HHP)???Auto batteries 39 lbs each5?Batteries (household)40 pounds / 5 gallon pail4?Oil filters250 pounds / 55 gallon drum4?Paint (boxed)690 pounds / cy box4?Paint (bulk packed)450 pounds / 55 gallon drum4Mercury Containing Products (MCP)????Fluorescent lamps0.5 pounds / four foot lamp4?U-Tubereport as 4 linear feet each?Circular Bulbreport as 4 linear feet each?Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbreport as 4 linear feet each?HID Bulbsreport as 8 linear feet each?????Sources1. California Integrated Waste Management Board, data from CalRecovery report (w/Tellus) of 19912. National Recycling Coalition, data from 19983. Information from other government sources includes OR & VA Departments of Environmental Quality, NJ Department of Environmental Protection, HI documentationas well as US Navy facility guidance documents and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.4. DEP conversion rate from previous research5. From EPA and Waste AgeMassachusetts ................
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