Waste types | % Share of the waste by mass | Wet weight (kg) | Dry weight (kg) | Moisture mass (kg) | Moisture content (%) | Typical energy kJ/kg (as discarded) | Total energy kJ (based on 100 kg sample) |
Plastics | 10.2 | 0.94 | 0.80 | 0.14 | 14.893 | 32,600 | 332,520 |
Paper | 9.8 | 0.90 | 0.77 | 0.13 | 14.444 | 16,750 | 164,150 |
Metals | 6.4 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.02 | 3.390 | 700 | 4480 |
Glass | 9.3 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.02 | 2.326 | 150 | 1395 |
Organic | 24.1 | 2.22 | 1.40 | 0.82 | 36.936 | 18,000 | 433,800 |
Textiles | 13.2 | 1.22 | 1.01 | 0.21 | 17.213 | 17,450 | 230,340 |
Polythene | 27.0 | 2.49 | 2.31 | 0.18 | 7.229 | 32,600 | 880,200 |
Total | 100.0 | 9.22 | 7.70 | 1.52 | MC = 16.486 |
| 2,046,885 |