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Argyll & Bute Council: Waste Compositional Analysis Prepared by: Zero Waste Scotland John Arthur Date: March 2024 Appendix 1 Zero Waste Scotland Composition Analysis Islay/Oban and Lorn
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1 Executive Summary ......................................................................................... 3 2 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………..9 3 How much waste is collected at the kerbside? ................................... 10 4 What is thrown away in the residual waste bin?.................................11 5 What is placed in the recycling bin ………………………………………………..….15 6 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………..18 7 Appendices 8 References
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Acknowledgements
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1 Executive Summary 1.1 How much is collected at the kerbside?
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• • • • 1.2 What is thrown away in the residual waste bin? 1.2.1 Islay residual waste
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1.2.2 Oban and Lorn residual waste Non-recyclable, 37% Recylable: no kerbside service, 52% Recylable-wrong bin, 10% Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) and wood, 1%
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1.3 What is placed in the recycling bin? 1.3.1 Islay kerbside recycling: Correct and incorrect items Non-recyclable, 28% Recylable: no kerbside service, 58% Recylable-wrong bin, 12% Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) and wood, 2%
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Correct items, 80.0% Non-recylable, 9.5% Recylable: no kerbside service, 7.2% Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) and wood, 3.2%
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1.3.2 Oban & Lorn kerbside recycling: Correct and incorrect items Correct items, 78.6% Non recylable, 5.1% Recylable: no kerbside service, 15.7% Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) and wood, 0.6%
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2 Introduction 2.1 SUMMARY OF METHODOLOGY
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2.2 KEY CONSIDERATIONS WHEN READING THIS REPORT 3 How much residual waste is collected at the kerbside? 3.1 ISLAY 3.2 OBAN AND LORN
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4 What is thrown away in the residual waste bin? 4.1 ISLAY: The contents of the residual waste bin Material % of Residual bin weight Miscellaneous non-combustible 9.5% Pet excrement, bedding, dead animals and cat litter 6.3% Sorting residues less than 10mm (‘fines’) 5.9% Disposable Nappies 4.6% Non-recyclable paper 4.4% Miscellaneous combustible 3.9% Heavily contaminated card & other composite card 1.0% Other absorbent hygiene products 0.7% Non-recyclable plastic packaging 0.4% Potentially hazardous healthcare wastes 0.1% Miscellaneous hazardous 0.0% Material % of Residual bin weight Food 21.9% Garden mowing & pruning 15.3% Soft plastic-films & flexibles 7.7% Dense plastic-drinks bottles, pots tubs & trays 4.0% Glass (including drinks bottles) 3.2% Textiles (excluding carpet and underlay) 3.1% Cardboard (recyclable) 2.7% Metal packaging including drinks cans 2.2% Scrap metal (excluding WEEE) 1.2% Recyclable paper 0.8% WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) 0.6%
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Food wastes, 22.0% Garden waste , 15.3% Plastic film, 7.7% Glass, 3.2% Textiles , 3.1% WEEE , 0.5% Dense Plastic, 4.0% Cardboard, 2.7% Metal incl food & drink packaging (excl scrap), 2.2% Paper , 0.8% Miscellaneous, 13.4% Pet bedding/litter , 6.3% Sorting residue (fines), 6.0% Disposable Nappies , 4.6% Non-recyclable paper , 4.4% Heavily contaminated card/composite card , 1.0% Healthcare , 0.8% Non-recyclable plastic packaging , 0.4% Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) and wood, 1.6% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Non-recyclable Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) & wood Recyclable (wrong bin) Recyclable: no kerbside service
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4.2 OBAN AND LORN: The contents of the residual waste bin Material % of Residual bin weight Pet excrement, bedding, dead animals and cat litter 7.8% Non-recyclable paper 5.8% Miscellaneous combustible 5.5% Disposable Nappies 3.8% Sorting residues less than 10mm (‘fines’) 2.9% Miscellaneous non-combustible 0.9% Non-recylable plastic packaging 0.6% Other absorbent hygiene products 0.5% Heavily contaminated card & other composite card 0.4% Potentially hazardous healthcare wastes 0.1% Carpet and underlay 0.03% Material % of Residual bin weight Food 28.7% Garden mowing & pruning 7.9% Glass (including drinks bottles) 8.5% Soft plastic-films & flexibles 7.4% Dense plastic-bottles, pots, tubs and trays 5.9% Textiles (excluding carpet & underlay) 4.0% Cardboard (recyclable) 2.4% Metal packaging including drinks cans 2.3% Scrap metal (excluding WEEE) 1.2% Recyclable paper 1.2% WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) 1.2%
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Food wastes, 28.7% Glass, 8.5% Garden waste , 8.4% Plastic film, 7.4% Textiles , 4.0% WEEE , 1.2% Dense Plastic, 5.9% Cardboard, 2.4% Metal incl food & drink packaging (excl scrap), 2.3% Paper , 1.2% Pet bedding/litter , 7.8% Miscellaneous, 6.3% Non- recyclable paper , 5.8% Disposable Nappies , 3.8% Fines , 2.9% Healthcare , 0.6% Non-recyclable plastic packaging , 0.6% Heavily contaminated card/composite card , 0.4% Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) and wood, 2.0% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Non-recyclable Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) & wood Recyclable (wrong bin) Recyclable: no kerbside service
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5 What is placed in the recycling bin? 5.1 Islay recycling bin
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Card, 46.7% Paper, 19.0% Dense plastics, 9.0% Cans & metal packaging, 5.3% Recylable-no kerbside service, 7.2% Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) and wood, 3.2% Non recylable, 9.5% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Glass, 17.9% Soft plastic & film, 9.7% Food, 8.5% Wood, 7.2% Scrap metal (Excl WEEE), 9.0% Heavily contaminated card & other composite card, 16.7% Non-recyclable paper, 12.1% Disposable nappies, 7.7% Miscellaneous, 5.3% Residues, 3.8% Non- recyclable plastic packaging, 1.7% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Non-recyclable Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) & wood Recyclable: no kerbside service Recyclable: correct bin
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5.2. Oban and Lorn recycling bin Card, 28.6% Paper, 27.6% Dense plastics, 15.2% Cans & metal packaging, 7.2% Recyclable-no kerbside service, 13.2% Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) and wood, 0.6% Non-recyclable, 7.6% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Non-recyclable Metal (excluding food & drinks packaging & WEEE) & wood Recyclable: no kerbside service Recyclable: correct bin Soft plastic & film, 20.1% Glass, 15.5% Textiles (Incl fabrics, shoes,accessories), 11.5% WEEE, 1.2% Scrap metal (Excl WEEE), 2.8% Miscellaneous, 9.3% Non-recyclable paper, 7.8% Heavily contaminated card & other composite card, 2.3% Non- recyclable plastic packaging, 2.3% Residues, 1.2% Disposable nappies, 1.1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
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6 Conclusions 6.1 Residual bin Material Islay (%) Oban & Lorn (%) Food wastes 22 28.7 Garden wastes 15.3 7.9 Plastic film 7.7 7.4 Glass 3.2 8.5 Dense plastic-bottles, pots, tubs and trays 4 4.5 Textiles 3.1 4 Metal including food & drinks packaging 2.2 2.3
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6.2 Recycling bin Material Wrong materials in recycling bin-Oban and Lorn (% by weight ) Food 5.3 Soft plastic & film 4.3 Glass 3.3 Textiles 2.5 Miscellaneous 2 Non-recyclable paper 1.7 Scrap metal (excl WEEE) 0.6 Contaminated card 0.5 Material Wrong materials in recycling bin-Islay (% by weight) Glass 3.6 Contaminated card 3.3 Non-recyclable paper 2.4 Soft plastic & film 1.9 Scrap metal 1.8 Food 1.7 Disposable nappies 1.5 Wood 1.4
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Appendix 1: Waste sampling methodology • • • • •
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Appendix 2: Waste sampling data Waste Composition Analysis Input Sheet 3 Waste Stream sampled Residual Recycling 4 Container type 240L bin 240L bin 5 Dwelling type Own Door Own Door 6 Days represented in sample 21 14 7 Date of sampling 30_31/10/2023 06_07/11/2023 8 Number of households sampled 94 9 Total weight sampled (Kg) 2584.75 358.15 Sample area Waste type level 1 Waste type Level 2 % % 1 Glass waste Drinks bottles 1.52 1.62 2 Glass waste Other glass packaging 1.40 1.28 3 Glass waste Non-packaging glass 0.23 0.68 4 Paper Newspaper, magazines and directories 0.43 16.88 5 Paper Other recyclable paper 0.17 1.00 6 Paper Recyclable paper packaging 0.16 1.11 7 Paper Non-recyclable paper 4.38 2.42 8 Cardboard Thin (Grey) Card Packaging 2.14 11.54 9 Cardboard Thick (Brown) corrugated cardboard packaging 0.34 33.97 10 Cardboard Cartons and other card/plastic laminate packaging 0.12 0.63 11 Cardboard Other card 0.12 0.58 12 Cardboard Heavily contaminated card & other composite card 1.01 3.35 13 Metal Steel drink cans 0.00 0.00 14 Metal Other ferrous packaging 0.83 2.91 15 Metal Aluminium drink cans 0.59 1.99 16 Metal Aluminium packaging 0.64 0.09 17 Metal Aerosols 0.16 0.32 18 Metal Scrap metal (exc WEEE) 1.16 1.82 19 Dense plastic HDPE drink bottles 0.09 1.44 20 Dense plastic PET drink bottles 0.62 2.41 21 Dense plastic Other non-drinks plastic bottles 0.65 1.86 22 Dense plastic Pots, tubs and trays 2.59 3.16 23 Dense plastic Non-recyclable plastic packaging 0.35 0.35 24 Dense plastic Other dense plastic (Non- packaging) 0.44 0.16 25 Plastic films and flexibles Plastic/foil laminate pouches 0.82 0.14
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26 Plastic films and flexibles Plastic film packaging 3.27 1.07 27 Plastic films and flexibles Bin Bags 1.66 0.03 28 Plastic films and flexibles Carrier bags 1.53 0.38 29 Plastic films and flexibles Non-packaging plastic film 0.39 0.32 30 Garden waste Mowing, cutting and pruning garden waste 15.27 0.00 31 Garden waste Soil 0.00 0.00 32 Food wastes Food (avoidable) - in packaging 7.58 1.59 33 Food wastes Drinks (avoidable) - in packaging 0.58 0.00 34 Food wastes Food and drink (avoidable) - loose 5.33 0.12 35 Food wastes Inedible parts of food 8.27 0.00 36 Food wastes Cooking oil 0.13 0.00 37 Wood Wooden packaging 0.00 0.00 38 Wood Non-packaging wood 0.36 1.44 39 Electrical and electronic items Small domestic appliances and cables 0.43 0.00 40 Electrical and electronic items Batteries 0.06 0.00 41 Electrical and electronic items Light bulbs and tubes 0.01 0.00 42 Electrical and electronic items Other WEEE and associated consumables 0.04 0.00 43 Textiles Clothing 1.40 0.00 44 Textiles Shoes, bags, belts and other textile accessories 0.64 0.00 45 Textiles Non-clothing fabric and textiles 1.09 0.00 46 Textiles Carpet & underlay 0.00 0.00 47 Absorbent hygiene products Disposable Nappies 4.59 1.54 48 Absorbent hygiene products Other absorbent hygiene products 0.65 0.00 49 Other Potentially hazardous healthcare wastes 0.13 0.00 50 Other Pet excrement, bedding, dead animals and cat litter 6.29 0.00 51 Other Miscellaneous combustible 3.92 1.05 52 Other Miscellaneous non- combustible 9.48 0.00 53 Other Miscellaneous hazardous 0.00 0.00 54 Unclassified Sorting residues less than 10mm (‘fines’) 5.94 0.76 Total %) 100.00 100.00
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Waste Composition Analysis Input Sheet-Oban & Lorn 1 Sample area 2 Street block 3 Waste Stream sampled Residual Recycling 4 Container type 240L 240L 5 Dwelling type 6 Days represented in sample 21 14 7 Date of sampling 26 Feb-01Mar 24 04-06Mar 24 8 Number of households sampled 171 82 9 Total weight sampled (kg) 4148 566 Sample area Waste type level 1 Waste type Level 2 % % 1 Glass waste Drinks bottles 6.09 2.42 2 Glass waste Other glass packaging 2.04 0.74 3 Glass waste Non-packaging glass 0.32 0.15 4 Paper Newspaper, magazines and directories 0.60 22.21 5 Paper Other recyclable paper 0.19 3.64 6 Paper Recyclable paper packaging 0.36 1.72 7 Paper Non-recyclable paper 5.81 1.66 8 Cardboard Thin (Grey) Card Packaging 1.69 13.90 9 Cardboard Thick (Brown) corrugated cardboard packaging 0.45 13.15 10 Cardboard Cartons and other card/plastic laminate packaging 0.22 1.28 11 Cardboard Other card 0.03 0.26 12 Cardboard Heavily contaminated card & other composite card 0.40 0.49 13 Metal Steel drink cans 0.00 0.00 14 Metal Other ferrous packaging 0.75 2.64 15 Metal Aluminium drink cans 0.53 3.83 16 Metal Aluminium packaging 0.73 0.29 17 Metal Aerosols 0.23 0.48 18 Metal Scrap metal (exc WEEE) 1.21 0.59 19 Dense plastic HDPE drink bottles 0.31 2.11 20 Dense plastic PET drink bottles 0.90 4.33 21 Dense plastic Other non-drinks plastic bottles 0.67 2.52 22 Dense plastic Pots, tubs and trays 2.66 5.49 23 Dense plastic Non-recyclable plastic packaging 0.58 0.78 24 Dense plastic Other dense plastic (Non- packaging) 1.32 0.50 25 Plastic films and flexibles Plastic/foil laminate pouches 0.66 0.55 26 Plastic films and flexibles Plastic film packaging 3.67 2.31 27 Plastic films and flexibles Bin Bags 1.49 0.59
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28 Plastic films and flexibles Carrier bags 1.35 0.77 29 Plastic films and flexibles Non-packaging plastic film 0.21 0.07 30 Garden waste Mowing, cutting and pruning garden waste 7.86 0.00 31 Garden waste Soil 0.54 0.00 32 Food wastes Food (avoidable) - in packaging 12.63 2.82 33 Food wastes Drinks (avoidable) - in packaging 0.90 1.13 34 Food wastes Food and drink (avoidable) - loose 6.04 0.81 35 Food wastes Inedible parts of food 9.07 0.57 36 Food wastes Cooking oil 0.05 0.00 37 Wood Wooden packaging 0.03 0.02 38 Wood Non-packaging wood 0.76 0.00 39 Electrical and electronic items Small domestic appliances and cables 1.01 0.00 40 Electrical and electronic items Batteries 0.10 0.00 41 Electrical and electronic items Light bulbs and tubes 0.02 0.02 42 Electrical and electronic items Other WEEE and associated consumables 0.07 0.22 43 Textiles Clothing 2.19 1.42 44 Textiles Shoes, bags, belts and other textile accessories 0.58 0.36 45 Textiles Non-clothing fabric and textiles 1.19 0.68 46 Textiles Carpet & underlay 0.03 0.00 47 Absorbent hygiene products Disposable Nappies 3.79 0.23 48 Absorbent hygiene products Other absorbent hygiene products 0.47 0.08 49 Other Potentially hazardous healthcare wastes 0.12 0.04 50 Other Pet excrement, bedding, dead animals and cat litter 7.81 0.11 51 Other Miscellaneous combustible 5.46 1.44 52 Other Miscellaneous non- combustible 0.87 0.14 53 Other Miscellaneous hazardous 0.00 0.18 54 Unclassified Sorting residues less than 10mm (‘fines’) 2.92 0.26 Total sorted (%, unadjusted) 100 100
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Waste Composition Analysis Input Sheet Oban & Lorn 1 Sample area 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 2 Street block 3 Waste Stream sampled Residual Residual Residual Residual Recycling Recycling Recycling 4 Container type 240L 240L 240L 240L 240L 240L 240L 5 Dwelling type 6 Days represented in sample 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 7 Date of sampling-2024 26th Feb 27th Feb 28th Feb 1st Mar 4th Mar 5th Mar 6th Mar 8 Number of households sampled 21 50 50 50 18 48 16 9 Total weight sampled (Kg) 447.8 1544 887.6 1268 106.1 345.3 115 Sample area 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Waste type level 1 Waste type Level 2 wt% wt% wt% wt% wt% wt% wt% 1 Glass waste Drinks bottles 3.35 7.49 9.55 3.96 0.00 1.77 5.48 2 Glass waste Other glass packaging 2.04 1.76 1.96 2.41 0.57 1.05 0.61 3 Glass waste Non-packaging glass 0.20 0.47 0.49 0.12 0.28 0.17 0.00 4 Paper Newspaper, magazines and directories 0.47 0.80 0.55 0.59 25.91 6.46 34.25 5 Paper Other recyclable paper 0.09 0.24 0.33 0.12 5.14 1.35 4.43 6 Paper Recyclable paper packaging 0.21 0.19 0.71 0.31 2.03 1.87 1.27 7 Paper Non-recyclable paper 8.85 4.92 5.13 4.34 0.76 2.15 2.06 8 Cardboard Thin (Grey) Card Packaging 0.84 1.67 2.52 1.72 14.25 14.61 12.85 9 Cardboard Thick (Brown) corrugated cardboard packaging 0.24 0.31 0.55 0.73 19.49 12.28 7.68 10 Cardboard Cartons and other card/plastic laminate packaging 0.24 0.18 0.18 0.28 1.51 1.22 1.10 11 Cardboard Other card 0.07 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.61 0.13 0.04 12 Cardboard Heavily contaminated card & other composite card 0.16 0.32 0.91 0.22 0.14 0.46 0.88 13 Metal Steel drink cans 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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14 Metal Other ferrous packaging 0.54 0.83 1.06 0.58 2.93 2.85 2.15 15 Metal Aluminium drink cans 0.19 0.62 0.88 0.43 2.69 5.07 3.73 16 Metal Aluminium packaging 0.58 1.23 0.66 0.47 0.47 0.30 0.09 17 Metal Aerosols 0.33 0.12 0.29 0.18 0.38 0.45 0.61 18 Metal Scrap metal (exc WEEE) 2.07 1.77 0.33 0.68 0.24 1.50 0.04 19 Dense plastic HDPE drink bottles 0.01 0.30 0.71 0.20 2.22 1.97 2.15 20 Dense plastic PET drink bottles 0.10 2.10 0.88 0.53 3.45 5.74 3.82 21 Dense plastic Other non- drinks plastic bottles 0.73 0.65 0.75 0.55 3.26 2.50 1.80 22 Dense plastic Pots, tubs and trays 1.83 3.56 3.12 2.13 6.32 5.37 4.78 23 Dense plastic Non-recyclable plastic packaging 1.29 0.42 0.30 0.31 1.23 0.76 0.35 24 Dense plastic Other dense plastic (Non- packaging) 3.99 0.36 0.37 0.54 0.57 0.89 0.04 25 Plastic films and flexibles Plastic/foil laminate pouches 0.64 0.75 0.70 0.56 0.61 0.78 0.26 26 Plastic films and flexibles Plastic film packaging 4.48 2.99 3.00 4.22 2.36 3.12 1.45 27 “ Bin Bags 1.40 1.79 1.46 1.32 0.05 1.03 0.70 28 “ Carrier bags 1.24 1.82 1.30 1.05 0.71 0.76 0.83 29 Plastic films and flexibles Non-packaging plastic film 0.27 0.13 0.22 0.24 0.05 0.07 0.09 30 Garden waste Mowing, cutting and pruning garden waste 1.00 3.11 6.94 20.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 31 Garden waste Soil 1.48 0.44 0.00 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 32 Food wastes Food (avoidable) - in packaging 7.24 16.71 15.77 10.80 0.00 6.87 1.58 33 Food wastes Drinks (avoidable) - in packaging 0.07 1.52 1.42 0.61 0.00 1.84 1.54 34 Food wastes Food and drink (avoidable) - loose 6.41 8.04 5.44 4.25 0.00 1.23 1.18 35 Food wastes Inedible parts of food 10.76 10.22 8.04 7.27 0.05 1.26 0.39
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36 Food wastes Cooking oil 0.00 0.00 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 37 Wood Wooden packaging 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.00 38 Wood Non-packaging wood 1.65 0.36 0.59 0.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 39 Electrical and electronic Small domestic appliances and cables 1.76 0.36 0.45 1.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 40 Electrical and electronic Batteries 0.08 0.18 0.10 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.00 41 Electrical and electronic Light bulbs and tubes 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.07 0.00 42 Electrical and electronic Other WEEE and associated consumables 0.08 0.00 0.16 0.06 0.00 0.67 0.00 43 Textiles Clothing 1.77 2.99 1.93 2.07 0.61 3.64 0.00 44 Textiles Shoes, bags, belts and other textile accessories 0.95 0.25 0.43 0.70 0.00 1.07 0.00 45 Textiles Non-clothing fabric and textiles 0.47 1.03 1.20 2.06 0.00 2.03 0.00 46 Textiles Carpet & underlay 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 47 Absorbent hygiene Disposable Nappies 1.24 5.73 1.29 6.89 0.00 0.70 0.00 48 Absorbent hygiene products Other absorbent hygiene products 0.21 0.44 0.55 0.65 0.09 0.13 0.00 49 Other Potentially hazardous healthcare wastes 0.19 0.03 0.12 0.13 0.09 0.01 0.00 50 Other Pet excrement, bedding, dead animals and cat litter 12.97 3.43 8.11 6.72 0.00 0.06 0.26 51 Other Miscellaneous combustible 9.49 3.30 4.93 4.12 0.61 2.53 1.18 52 Other Miscellaneous non- combustible 1.36 1.33 0.65 0.16 0.00 0.42 0.00 53 Other Miscellaneous hazardous 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.55 0.00 54 Unclassifie d Sorting residues less than 10mm (‘fines’) 4.33 2.70 2.59 2.07 0.28 0.19 0.31 Total sorted (%, unadjusted) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
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References
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