Westminster Waste Stream Data 2011
In 2011, Environmental Center Sustainability Fellows sorted through the trash to determine what actually goes into Westminster's waste. To see all the graphs for the results of the trash sort click here.
Landfill waste generation estimates:
| |
Volume (yds3) |
Weight (lbs) |
Volume (gals) |
| 2 weeks |
272 |
24,480 |
47,211 |
| 4 weeks |
544 |
48,960 |
94,422 |
| School Year |
5440 |
489,600 |
944,220 |
To see how often (what percentage of the time) each of the dumpsters were full, 3/4 full, 1/2 full, 1/4, and empty in the two weeks we checked the dumpsters click here!
| Trash Sort Data |
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11/18/2011 |
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Volume (gal) |
Weight (lbs.) |
| Recyclables: |
230 |
133.28 |
| Plastics: |
130 |
68.56 |
| Water bottles |
3 |
1.04 |
| Other drink bottles |
62 |
16.14 |
| Paper: |
65 |
51.38 |
| Newspaper |
5 |
2.1 |
| Printer paper |
60 |
49.28 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
| Metal: |
16 |
6.88 |
| Aluminum |
4 |
0.66 |
| Tin |
12 |
6.22 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
| Cardboard: |
19 |
6.46 |
| Glass: |
4.5 |
8.82 |
| Brown |
0.5 |
0.92 |
| Green/Clear |
4 |
7.9 |
| Food Waste |
7 |
20.46 |
| Compostable |
2 |
7.08 |
| Non-Compostable |
5 |
13.38 |
| Yard Waste |
0 |
0 |
| Electronic Waste |
0 |
0 |
| Real Trash |
189 |
64.86 |
| Paper towels |
35 |
5.38 |
| Food wrappers/ Fast food |
5 |
0.28 |
| Shaw food boats and cups |
55 |
10.98 |
| Random big stuff |
7 |
7.44 |
| Plastic Silverwear |
1 |
0.8 |
| Landfill Other |
81 |
39.98 |
| Plastic bags |
5 |
1.1 |
| TOTAL |
430.5 |
227.42 |
