Table 10.
Waste composition of source-separated MSW before and after sorting by waste collector.
| Waste composition | Source separated waste |
Mixed waste |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before sorting by waste collector (%) | After sorting by waste collector (%) | Before sorting by waste collector (%) | After sorting by waste collector (%) | |
| Biodegradable Waste | 81.18 | 85.57 | 81.25 | 83.11 |
| Plastics | 4.69 | 2.99 | 4.74 | 4.04 |
| Paper & cardboard | 6.55 | 3.92 | 6.61 | 5.48 |
| Glass | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.71 |
| Textiles &wood | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.20 | 1.22 |
| Electric goods | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.28 | 0.24 |
| Ceramic | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.16 |
| Metals | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.24 |
| Medical waste | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| Dust & others | 3.81 | 4.18 | 3.55 | 3.63 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |