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NOTE: The standard classifications of wastes are as
follows:
Noncom-
Mois-
bustible
ture
Value
Solids
Content (Max.
(max.
kJ
Percent by
(Max.
per
Type
Description
Principle Components
Weight)
Percent) kg)
0
Trash
Highly combustible
5
10
19,805
waste, paper, wood,
cardboard cartons,
including up to 10%
treated paper, plastic
or rubber scrap,
commercial and
industrial sources
1
Rubbish
Combustible waste
10
25
15,145
paper, cartons, rags,
wood scraps,
combustible floor
sweepings, domestic,
commercial, and
industrial sources
2
Refuse
Rubbish and garbage;
7
50
10,019
residential sources
3
Garbage
Animal and vegetable
5
70
5825
waste, restaurants,
hotels, markets; in-
stitutional,
commercial,
and industrial
sources
4
Animal
Carcasses, organs,
5
85
2330
solids and
solid organic wastes;
organic
hospital, laboratory,
wastes
abattoirs, animal
pounds, and similar
sources
Loose
Paper
-
-
23,300
Loose
Wood
-
-
23,300
Classified
Highly-combustible
Material
waste, paper, cardboard
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