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ANNEX 7: CALORIFIC VALUES OF COMPONENTS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
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Atkinson et al |
USEPA (MJ/kg) |
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Newspaper |
13.24 |
16.78 |
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Office paper |
13.24 |
14.35 |
|
Corrugated Boxes |
13.24 |
14.88 |
|
Coated Paper |
13.24 |
11.08 |
|
Al Cans |
0.04 |
-0.74 |
|
Steel Cans |
0.05 |
-0.42 |
|
Glass |
1.08 |
-0.53 |
|
HDPE |
27.75 |
39.46 |
|
LDPE |
27.75 |
39.46 |
|
PET |
27.75 |
20.47 |
|
Food Scraps |
6.12 |
5.91 |
|
Grass |
6.12 |
5.91 |
|
Leaves |
6.12 |
5.91 |
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Branches |
6.12 |
5.91 |
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Yard Trimmings |
6.12 |
4.96 |
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Screenings |
5.51 |
2.30 |
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Textiles |
16.29 |
3.5 |
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Miscellaneous Combustibles |
15.63 |
12.00 |
NB. Where estimates from one study are not available, we have used the calorific value of the closest matching material (and this is likely to incur errors)
Sources Atkinson et al 1996; USEPA 1998.