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*Essentially all "trash" + recycling + solid compostables | *Essentially all "trash" + recycling + solid compostables | ||
=Average Composition (USA Data Mainly) = | |||
==Plastics== | |||
===Study A=== | |||
*[https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Typical-composition-of-plastic-waste-within-MSW-12_tbl2_320142206 According to this source] | |||
*Polyethelyne | |||
**LDPE 23% | |||
**HDPE 19% | |||
*PP 14% | |||
*PVC 6% | |||
*Polystyrene 9% | |||
*PET 10% | |||
*Others 19% | |||
===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] | |||
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Revision as of 18:18, 15 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)
Plastics
Study A
- According to this source
- Polyethelyne
- LDPE 23%
- HDPE 19%
- PP 14%
- PVC 6%
- Polystyrene 9%
- PET 10%
- Others 19%