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Appendix S6: Overall Waste, excluding Cover, 18–24 August 2007

Overall waste to landfill, excluding cover, 18–24 August 2007 % of total Tonnes/week
Paper Recyclable 6.8% 153
Multi-material/other 1.1% 24
Subtotal 7.9% 177
Plastics Recyclable 1.0% 23
Multi-material/other 10.6% 239
Subtotal 11.7% 262
Putrescibles Kitchen waste 13.1% 295
Green waste 8.4% 189
Multi-material/other 2.0% 44
Subtotal 23.5% 528
Ferrous metals Primarily ferrous 2.5% 56
Multi-material/other 1.8% 41
Subtotal 4.3% 97
Non-ferrous metals   0.6% 14
Glass Recyclable 2.9% 65
Multi-material/other 0.8% 17
Subtotal 3.7% 83
Textiles Clothing/textiles 1.7% 38
Multi-material/other 2.3% 51
Subtotal 4.0% 89
Nappies and sanitary   3.2% 72
Rubble Concrete 1.2% 27
Other 4.7% 105
Subtotal 5.9% 132
Timber Unpainted and untreated 2.2% 50
Fabricated 4.2% 95
Multi-material/other 5.1% 115
Subtotal 11.6% 260
Rubber   1.6% 36
Potentially hazardous   22.1% 498
  Total 100% 2249

Note: Totals/subtotals may not sum exactly due to rounding.

 

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