Solid Waste Management District

If you do not have exact tonnages of materials, feel free to estimate. Here are some common conversion factors:

1 cubic yard of loose paper = 484 pounds
1 cubic yard bottles and cans = 200 pounds
1 cubic yard of cardboard = 100 pounds

Recycled Material	Description	Units
Food	Compostable food waste, donated food	lbstonsyd³
Glass	Bottles, jars	lbstonsyd³
Ferrous Metals	Mild Steel, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Cast Iron, Wrought Iron	lbstonsyd³
Non-Ferrous Metals	Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Silver, Lead, Misc. Scrap Metal	lbstonsyd³
Cardboard	Cardboard	lbstonsyd³
All Other Paper	Office paper, newspapers, books, magazines, etc.	lbstonsyd³
Plastics	Plastics #1-7, bottles, jugs, shrink wrap, film, coat hangers	lbstonsyd³
Textiles	Fabrics, Clothes, Carpet	lbstonsyd³
Wood	Bark, Woodchips, Sawdust, Pallets, Boards, Scrap Wood, etc.	lbstonsyd³
Rubber	Rubber	lbstonsyd³
Electronics	CPUs, keyboards, TVs, cell phones, copiers anything that plugs in, etc.	lbstonsyd³
Yard Waste	Yard Waste	lbstonsyd³
Co-mingled	Combination of any materials above, unsorted	lbstonsyd³
Motor Oil	Motor Oil	lbstonsyd³
Dry Cell Batteries	Dry Cell Batteries	lbstonsyd³
Appliances	Appliances	lbstonsyd³
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