Material Density and Volume Conversion
Aluminum Cans
Description | Cubic Yard | Plastic Bag | Per Can |
Compacted | 200 lbs. | 70 lbs. | 0.032 lbs. or 31.5 cans lbs. |
Uncompacted | 45 lbs. | 17 lbs. | 0.032 lbs. or 31.5 cans lbs. |
Note: 8 gaylord boxes = 1 bale of cans (vertical baler)
Appliances
Description |
Unit |
Weight/Unit (Lbs) |
Air Conditioners (room) |
1 Unit |
64 |
Dishwashers |
1 Unit |
92 |
Dryers |
1 Unit |
130 |
Freezers |
1 Unit |
193 |
Microwaves |
1 Unit |
50 |
Ranges |
1 Unit |
181 |
Refrigerators |
1 Unit |
267 |
Washers |
1 Unit |
177 |
Water Heaters |
1 Unit |
131 |
Corrugated Boxes
Description | Cubic Yard (Lbs.) |
Whole - Unbroken Down | 45 |
Broken Down | 150 |
Baled | 600 to 1,200 |
Glass
Description | Gaylord Box
(Lbs) | Cubic Yard
(Lbs) | 55 Gallon Drum
(Lbs) | 16oz Bottle |
Whole Glass | 750 | 500-600 | 150-175 | 0.41 lbs (0.55 lbs.) |
Semi-crushed | 1,250 | 1,000-1,200 | 300 | |
Mechanically Crushed | 2,250 | 1,800 | 550 | |
Lead-Acid Batteries
Description |
Unit |
Weight/Unit (Lbs) |
Car Battery |
1 battery |
40 |
Truck Battery |
1 battery |
53 |
Motorcycle Battery |
1 battery |
9.5 |
Newspaper
Description | Cubic Yard (Lbs) | 12-inch Stack (Lbs) |
Loose | 400 | 35 |
Compacted | 900 | |
Plastics
Description | Cubic Yard | Per Bottle |
PET (Soda Bottles) Whole | 32 lbs. or 220 bottles | 0.15 lbs. (2 liter) |
PET Crushed | 60-80 lbs. | 0.15 lbs. (2 liter) |
HDPE (Natural) Whole | 20 lbs. or 180 bottles | 0.17 lbs. (gallon) |
HDPE (Natural) Crushed | 65 lbs. | 0.17 lbs. (gallon) |
HDPE (Colored) Whole | 42 lbs. or 171 bottles | 0.35 lbs. (gallon) |
HDPE (Colored) Crushed | 90-125 lbs. | 0.35 lbs. (gallon) |
Mixed Whole | 38 lbs. or 110 bottles | |
Mixed Crushed | 86 lbs. | |
Note: 16 gaylord boxes of PET = 1 vertical baler bale
24 gaylord boxes of HDPE-Natural = 1 vertical baler bale
16 gaylord boxes of HDPE-Pigmented = 1 vertical baler bale
Steel Cans
Description | Cubic Yard | Per Can
(10oz, 12 oz, 16oz, 32oz) |
Whole | 150 lbs. | 0.20 to 0.23 lbs./can
4.3 to 5.0 cans/lb. |
Compacted | 850 lbs. | |
Note: 8 gaylord boxes = 1 bale of steel cans (vertical baler)
Telephone Books
Description | Cubic Yard | Gaylord Box |
Whole | 700 lbs. | 900 lbs. |
Tires
Description | Tires/Ton | Pounds /Tire |
Car Tires | 100 | 20 |
Truck Tires | 20 | 100 |
Used Motor Oil
Description | Gallon | Drum |
Used Motor Oil | 7 lbs. | 385 lbs. |
Organic Materials
Grass
Description | Cubic Yard |
Grass Clippings | 400 lbs. |
Leaves
Description | Cubic Yard |
Uncompacted | 250 lbs. |
Vacuumed | 350 lbs. |
Compacted | 450 lbs. |
Municipal Solid Waste
Description |
Volume |
Weight |
Residential Waste (uncompacted) |
1 cubic yard |
200 lbs. |
Commercial/Industrial Waste (uncompacted) |
1 cubic yard |
450 lbs. |
Municipal Solid Waste
(compacted in truck) |
1 cubic yard |
750 lbs. |
Municipal Solid Waste
(landfill density) |
1 cubic yard |
750 - 1,250 lbs. |
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