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Appendix M12: General Waste, by Vehicle Type, 12–18 February 2008
| General waste, by vehicle type, 12–18 February 2008 |
Car | Gantry truck | Other truck | Trailer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper | Recyclable | 12.2% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| Multi-material/other | 2.7% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 3.5% | |
| Subtotal | 14.9% | 6.1% | 9.5% | 9.9% | |
| Plastics | Recyclable | 2.9% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 1.3% |
| Multi-material/other | 13.8% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 7.0% | |
| Subtotal | 16.7% | 7.5% | 12.4% | 8.3% | |
| Putrescibles | Kitchen waste | 20.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 4.0% |
| Green waste | 2.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 3.7% | |
| Multi-material/other | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.4% | |
| Subtotal | 24.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 8.0% | |
| Ferrous metals | Primarily ferrous | 5.6% | 10.2% | 4.0% | 3.3% |
| Multi-material/other | 2.2% | 5.4% | 0.9% | 3.8% | |
| Subtotal | 7.8% | 15.6% | 4.9% | 7.1% | |
| Non-ferrous metals | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.8% | |
| Glass | Recyclable | 6.3% | 1.1% | 52.3% | 3.2% |
| Multi-material/other | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | |
| Subtotal | 6.6% | 1.8% | 53.1% | 3.9% | |
| Textiles | Clothing/textiles | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% |
| Multi-material/other | 1.9% | 6.8% | 1.9% | 3.9% | |
| Subtotal | 4.5% | 9.4% | 2.9% | 5.6% | |
| Nappies and sanitary | 7.4% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.5% | |
| Rubble | Concrete | 3.6% | 33.7% | 5.3% | 11.8% |
| Other | 0.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5.4% | |
| Subtotal | 4.3% | 36.5% | 6.2% | 17.1% | |
| Timber | Unpainted and untreated | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5.6% |
| Fabricated | 0.5% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 16.3% | |
| Multi-material/other | 11.0% | 14.1% | 1.4% | 14.2% | |
| Subtotal | 11.6% | 18.8% | 5.1% | 36.0% | |
| Rubber | 0.2% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.6% | |
| Potentially hazardous | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
Note: Totals/subtotals may not sum exactly due to rounding.
