Table 1.

Summary of MSW composition test methods based on the basis for sampling as per [5].

Sampling basis	Method name
Mass	ASTM (2016), RVF (2005a), RVF (2005b), SAEFL (2004), CIWMB (1999), ADEME (1998), Rugg (1997), Reinhart and McCauley Bell (1996), Scott (1995)
Number of households	Burnley et al., (2007), Petersen (2004), Mbande (2003), Ohlsson (1998), Nordtest (1995), Cornelissen and Otte (1995), Gustafson and Johansson (1981)
The volume of waste bins	European Commission (2004)
Material flow method	Franklin and Associates (1999), Gay et al. (1993)