Some useful information about
waste
Skip sizes:
6 cu. yd = 4.5 m3 12 cu. yd = 9 m3 20 cu. yd = 15 m3
Typical skip waste densities (loose) of different materials
Material Paper Cardboard Glass Used beverage containers (UBCs) Plastic bottles Domestic refuse
Density (tonnes/m3) 0.34 0.3 0.45 0.09 0.03 0.15 - 0.25
Typical weights of different packaging
Packaging type Cardboard - pallet of broken-down, stacked cardboard boxes (1 m × 1 m × 1 m) Wood (pallet) Plastic: Polythene sack (25 kg) Shrink-wrap per pallet (1,200 mm × 1,000 mm), 500 mm wide strip ten times around pallet, 30 µm thick, density 0.92 g/cm3 Metal: Aluminium drinks can Steel cans (eg paint, ink)
Typical weight ~ 500 kg (0.5 tonne)* 32 kg 125 g 607 g
Steel drums Glass: 330 ml bottle 750 ml bottle (wine) 1 litre bottle
* Depends on proportion of corrugated cardboard.
1 litre 2.5 litres 5 litres 50 litres 210 litres (40 gallons)
30 g 145 g 260 g 410 g 3.6 kg 18 kg 300 g 500 g 600 g
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