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