Business waste compositions show the materials different types of businesses typically
dispose, by percent. This data was collected by sorting
garbage samples from individual businesses throughout California. We used federal
SIC codes to develop the 39 business groups. Only waste
disposed in dumpsters was sorted, so material recycled at the businesses that were sampled
is not included in this data. We assume businesses of a certain type (say
restaurants) dispose similar wastes, regardless of location or size of the business.
However, this average data may not reflect the composition at a particular business
or in a particular area. This data is a starting point to look at waste management
options.
| ID |
Material Type |
Percent of Waste Stream |
| 1 | Paper | 13.4% |
| 1A1 | Uncoated Corrugated Cardboard | 4.4% |
| 1A2 | Paper Bags | 0.3% |
| 1B1 | Newspaper | 3.0% |
| 1C1 | White Ledger | 0.4% |
| 1C2 | Color Ledger | 0.3% |
| 1C3 | Computer Paper | 0.2% |
| 1C4 | Other Office Paper | 1.1% |
| 1D1 | Magazines and Catalogs | 0.3% |
| 1D2 | Phone Books and Directory | 0.0% |
| 1D3 | Other Miscellaneous Paper | 0.7% |
| 1E1 | Remainder/Composite Paper | 2.7% |
| 2 | Glass | 0.4% |
| 2A1 | Clear Glass Bottles and Containers | 0.1% |
| 2B1 | Green Glass Bottles and Containers | 0.0% |
| 2B2 | Brown Glass Bottles and Containers | 0.3% |
| 2B3 | Other Colored Glass Bottles and Containers | 0.0% |
| 2C1 | Flat Glass | 0.0% |
| 2D1 | Remainder/Composite Glass | 0.0% |
| 3 | Metal | 2.5% |
| 3A1 | Tin/Steel Cans | 0.2% |
| 3A2 | Major Appliances | 0.0% |
| 3A3 | Other Ferrous | 2.3% |
| 3B1 | Aluminum Cans | 0.1% |
| 3B2 | Other Non-Ferrous | 0.0% |
| 3C1 | Remainder/Composite Metal | 0.0% |
| 4 | Plastic | 13.5% |
| 4A1 | HDPE Containers | 0.3% |
| 4A2 | PETE Containers | 0.1% |
| 4A3 | Miscellaneous Plastic Containers | 9.7% |
| 4B1 | Film Plastic | 1.6% |
| 4C1 | Durable Plastic Items | 1.2% |
| 4D1 | Remainder/Composite Plastic | 0.6% |
| 5 | Other Organic | 24.8% |
| 5A1 | Food | 1.1% |
| 5B1 | Leaves and Grass | 18.3% |
| 5B2 | Prunings and Trimmings | 2.1% |
| 5B3 | Branches and Stumps | 0.0% |
| 5B4 | Agricultural Crop Residues | 0.0% |
| 5C1 | Manures | 0.0% |
| 5C2 | Textiles | 0.1% |
| 5D1 | Remainder/Composite Organic | 3.1% |
| 6 | Construction and Demolition | 31.0% |
| 6A1 | Concrete | 0.0% |
| 6B1 | Asphalt Paving | 0.0% |
| 6C1 | Asphalt Roofing | 0.0% |
| 6D1 | Lumber | 6.2% |
| 6E1 | Gypsum Board | 0.0% |
| 6F1 | Rock, Soil and Fines | 24.8% |
| 6G1 | Remainder/Composite Construction and Demolition | 0.0% |
| 7 | Household Hazardous Waste | 0.5% |
| 7A1 | Paint | 0.5% |
| 7B1 | Vehicle and Equipment Fluids | 0.0% |
| 7C1 | Used Oil | 0.0% |
| 7D1 | Batteries | 0.0% |
| 7E1 | Remainder/Composite Household Hazardous | 0.0% |
| 8 | Special Waste | 12.6% |
| 8A1 | Ash | 0.0% |
| 8B1 | Sewage Solids | 0.0% |
| 8C1 | Industrial Sludge | 0.0% |
| 8D1 | Treated Medical Waste | 0.0% |
| 8E1 | Bulky Items | 0.0% |
| 8F1 | Tires | 0.0% |
| 8G1 | Remainder/Composite Special Waste | 12.6% |
| 9 | Mixed Residue | 1.1% |
| 9A1 | Mixed Resdue | 1.1% |
Last updated: Data is for 1999.
