City of Sunnyvale Waste Characterization Report
City of Sunnyvale Waste Characterization Report
City of Sunnyvale Waste Characterization Report
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<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sunnyvale</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Characterization</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Approximately 5% (6,256 tons) <strong>of</strong> SMaRT Station residuals was Potentially Recyclable,<br />
shown in peach. By weight, the five largest Potentially Recyclable categories included:<br />
— Textiles (3,588 tons)<br />
— Food service plastic (1,333 tons)<br />
— Remainder/composite metal (988 tons)<br />
— Expanded polystyrene food packaging (689 tons)<br />
— Carpet (672 tons)<br />
About 12% (16,170 tons) <strong>of</strong> SMaRT Station residuals was Problem Materials, shown in<br />
brown. By weight, the five largest Problem Material categories included:<br />
— Diapers (3,759 tons)<br />
— Trash bags (3,251 tons)<br />
— Remainder/composite paper (2,727 tons)<br />
— Remainder/composite plastic (1,771 tons)<br />
— Treated engineered wood (1,199 tons)<br />
<strong>Waste</strong> composition is broken down by class in Figure 13 and the ten most prevalent<br />
disposed materials can be found in Table 14.<br />
_ 48 November 2010
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