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Material <br />Mean <br />Conf Int. (90 %) <br />Material <br />Mean <br />Conf Int. (90 %) <br />Lower <br />Upper <br />Lower <br />Upper <br />PAPER <br />METAL <br />Newsprint (ONP) <br />1.4% <br />1.1% <br />1.7% <br />Aluminum Beverage Containers <br />0.4% <br />0.4% <br />0.5% <br />High Grade Office Paper <br />1.1% <br />0.7% <br />1.6% <br />Other Aluminum <br />0.7% <br />0.3% <br />1.0% <br />Magazines /Catalogs <br />0.7% <br />0.5% <br />1.0% <br />Steel/Tin (Ferrous) Containers <br />0.7% <br />0.4% <br />1.0% <br />Phone Books <br />0.1% <br />0.0% <br />0.3% <br />Other Metal <br />2.7% <br />1.8% <br />3.5% <br />Gable Top /Aseptic <br />Containers /Cartons <br />0.3% <br />0.2% <br />0.4% <br />Subtotal Metal <br />4.5% <br />3.5% <br />5.4% <br />OCC and Kraft Bags <br />3.7% <br />3.1% <br />4.2% <br />Boxboard <br />1.6% <br />1.4% <br />1.8% <br />GLASS <br />Compostable Paper <br />9.8% <br />8.7% <br />10.8% <br />Beverage Container Glass <br />1.3% <br />0.9% <br />1.8% <br />Mixed Recyclable Paper <br />3.4% <br />2.8% <br />4.1% <br />Glass Containers <br />0.5% <br />0.2% <br />0.8% <br />Non - Recyclable Paper <br />2.3% <br />1.4% <br />3.2% <br />Other (Non- Container) Glass <br />0.4% <br />0.2% <br />0.6% <br />Subtotal Paper <br />24.5% <br />22.4% <br />26.5% <br />Subtotal Glass <br />2.2% <br />1.6% <br />2.9% <br />PLASTIC <br />ELECTRONICS <br />#1 PET Beverage Containers <br />0.8% <br />0.7% <br />0.9% <br />Laptops <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />Other PET (e.g. jars and <br />clamshells) <br />0.5% <br />0.5% <br />0.6% <br />Computer Monitors <br />not <br />found <br />HDPE Bottles /Jars <br />0.5% <br />0.4% <br />0.6% <br />Televisions <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />0.1% <br />Other HDPE <br />0.6% <br />0.3% <br />0.8% <br />Printers <br />0.1% <br />0.0% <br />0.2% <br />PVC - #3 <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />0.1% <br />All Other Electronic Items <br />1.1% <br />0.7% <br />1.4% <br />Polystyrene - #6 <br />1.0% <br />0.8% <br />1.2% <br />Subtotal Electronics <br />1.2% <br />0.8% <br />1.6% <br />LDPE (Rigids) - #4 <br />0.1% <br />0.0% <br />0.1% <br />Polypropylene - #5 <br />0.6% <br />0.5% <br />0.7% <br />ORGANIC <br />Other #7 Plastics <br />0.1% <br />0.0% <br />0.2% <br />Yard Waste <br />2.8% <br />1.6% <br />3.9% <br />PLA & Compostable Plastics <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />0.1% <br />Food Waste <br />17.8% <br />15.2% <br />20.3% <br />Bag and Film Film Plastic <br />6.6% <br />5.9% <br />7.3% <br />Wood <br />5.7% <br />4.3% <br />7.2% <br />Other Plastic (nonpackaging) <br />7.1% <br />5.6% <br />8.6% <br />Other Organic Material <br />4.7% <br />3.8% <br />5.6% <br />Subtotal Plastic <br />17.9% <br />16.3% <br />19.5% <br />Subtotal Organic <br />31.0% <br />28.4% <br />33.6% <br />OTHER WASTES <br />HHW <br />Batteries <br />0.1% <br />0.0% <br />0.1% <br />Mattresses/Box Springs <br />0.4% <br />0.0% <br />0.8% <br />Mercury Containing Lamps <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />Appliances & Furniture <br />3.0% <br />1.6% <br />4.3% <br />Paint Containers <br />0.2% <br />0.0% <br />0.5% <br />Textiles & Leather <br />4.7% <br />3.8% <br />5.5% <br />Oil Containers & Filters <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />Carpet <br />2.3% <br />1.5% <br />3.1% <br />Smoke Detectors <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />Sharps and Infectious Waste <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />0.0% <br />Other HHW <br />0.2% <br />0.0% <br />0.4% <br />Other Not Elsewhere Classified <br />8.0% <br />6.1% <br />9.8% <br />Subtotal HHW <br />0.4% <br />0.0% <br />0.8% <br />Subtotal Other Wastes <br />18.3% <br />15.3% <br />21.2% <br />Note: Subtotals for the mean percentages may not equal the sum of the mean percentages due to rounding. Confidence intervals for primary <br />categories and subcategories are calculated independently. <br />2013 Statewide Waste Characterization <br />Table ES - 1: Minnesota Statewide Aggregate Composition (by Weight) <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />1 -3 <br />Executive Summary <br />Burns & McDonnell <br />