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*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xR1xVqhfxgFpKF6DlK378c1vlstjHSb6XUbpzZK3s4M/edit?usp=sharing Spreadsheet Here] | *[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xR1xVqhfxgFpKF6DlK378c1vlstjHSb6XUbpzZK3s4M/edit?usp=sharing Spreadsheet Here] | ||
*TLDR: Mainly [[PE]] , [[PP]] , [[PET]] , and low amounts of other "usables" (~12% ) and a decent amount thermosets/blends/degraded products (other ; ~15% ) | *TLDR: Mainly [[PE]] , [[PP]] , [[PET]] , and low amounts of other "usables" (~12% ) and a decent amount thermosets/blends/degraded products (other ; ~15% ) | ||
===Study A=== | |||
*[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Typical-composition-of-plastic-waste-within-MSW-12_tbl2_320142206 According to this source] | |||
===Study B=== | |||
*[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Types-and-quantities-of-plastics-waste-in-municipal-solid-waste-in-the-USA-in-2010_tbl1_280921582 According to this source] | |||
==Metals== | ==Metals== | ||
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*[[E-Waste]] is valuable, but requires speciazl processing (is this included in the list?) | *[[E-Waste]] is valuable, but requires speciazl processing (is this included in the list?) | ||
*Leather is odd, may be compostable, probably rare? | *Leather is odd, may be compostable, probably rare? | ||
Revision as of 18:31, 27 July 2020
Basics
- Often Abbreviated as MSW
- All solid waste produced by a group/facility
- Essentially all "trash" + recycling + solid compostables
Average Composition (USA Data Mainly)
Glass
- ~4.2%
- Hard to recycle, especially if not clear and/or if a precise color is desired
- May have use as an abrasive, or as an aggrgate/composite componet
Plastics
- ~13%
- Assuming "other" means thermosets?
- Spreadsheet Here
- TLDR: Mainly PE , PP , PET , and low amounts of other "usables" (~12% ) and a decent amount thermosets/blends/degraded products (other ; ~15% )
Study A
Study B
Metals
- ~9.4%
Paper and Similar Materials
- ~25% of total
Organic/Yard Waste
- A HUGE portion
- ~35%
Misc Inorganic Waste
- Mix of leather, textiles, other category, and the inorganic waste category from the epa page
- ~13.1
- Textiles may be recoverable, celluloistic would be easy, plastics/blends most likely non-recoverable?
- E-Waste is valuable, but requires speciazl processing (is this included in the list?)
- Leather is odd, may be compostable, probably rare?