Municipal Waste Data Monitoring and Reporting: Interim Guidelines
Municipal Waste Data Monitoring and Reporting: Interim Guidelines
Municipal Waste Data Monitoring and Reporting: Interim Guidelines
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E1 Typical Container Weights <strong>and</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> Conversion Factors<br />
Table E1: Typical Skip Weights for Mixed Commercial <strong>and</strong><br />
Industrial <strong>Waste</strong><br />
Type of skip Contents Volume in cubic Conversion<br />
metres X Factor<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
Single life<br />
(usually over 20<br />
Commercial X 0.288<br />
cubic metres) Industrial X 0.322<br />
Multi-lift<br />
Commercial X 0.058<br />
Industrial X 0.069<br />
Other Industrial X 0.311<br />
[<strong>Data</strong> supplied by the Environment Agency]<br />
Table E2: Typical Weights for Other Containers<br />
Container<br />
Wheelie bin<br />
Contents Tonnes of waste Per<br />
container<br />
Office waste 0.11<br />
Front end loader<br />
Rear end loader<br />
Bulk loader<br />
Laboratory waste 0.11<br />
Screenings 0.55<br />
Grit/screenings 0.70<br />
Unspecified 0.10<br />
Unspecified 0.5<br />
Unspecified 1.0 – 2.0<br />
Unspecified – uncompacted 8.0 – 10.0<br />
Unspecified – compacted 10.0 – 15.0<br />
[<strong>Data</strong> supplied by Anglian Water <strong>and</strong> Biffa]<br />
Tonnes of<br />
waste per skip<br />
(3x4)
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