Type of solid waste Weight (kg) % Weight of MSW per person Recyclable (e.g., bev
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Type of solid waste
Weight (kg)
%
Weight of MSW per person
Recyclable (e.g., beverage containers, plastic milk jugs, cardboard, etc. . . )
5kg
Reusable
2.5 kg
Organic compostable (e.g., food that are compostable)
3kg
Refuse (e.g., suitable for the landfill)
6.8 kg
Electronic waste
7.0kg
Yard waste (e.g., grass clippings)
5kg
Total
100
Please find the Weight of MSW per person
-a)A discussion of how your household data compares to the data listed in the textbook with respect to proportion of different types of waste and waste produced per person.
-b)A paragraph describing how you might apply the results to reduce your household MSW without changing your quality of life.
Type of solid waste
Weight (kg)
%
Weight of MSW per person
Recyclable (e.g., beverage containers, plastic milk jugs, cardboard, etc. . . )
5kg
Reusable
2.5 kg
Organic compostable (e.g., food that are compostable)
3kg
Refuse (e.g., suitable for the landfill)
6.8 kg
Electronic waste
7.0kg
Yard waste (e.g., grass clippings)
5kg
Total
100
Explanation / Answer
For recycleable=% of waste generated= waste generated/ total waste*100
=5/29.3*100=17.06%
actual weight of solid waste/ divided by no of persons
=5/4=1.25kg/ person/day
For reusable=
% of resuable waste=2.5/29.3*100=8.53
Reusable waste per person/ day=2.5/4=0.625 kg/ per person/ day
For organic compostable
% of organic waste=3/29.3*100=10.2%
organic waste per person/day=3/4=0.75 kg/day
For refuse
% of refuse waste=6.8/29.3*100=23.2%
refuse generated per person/day=6.8/4=1.7kg/person/day
Electronic waste%= 7/29.3*100=23.8
=24%
Yard waste=5/29.3*100=17%
yard waste generated per person/day=5/4=1.25 kg/ person/day
a. The waste generated in our household is mainly organic compostable which is about 5 kg, recyclable which is 4kg and the electronic waste is 8 kg and the yard waste is 2 kg and reusable is 2 kg. Since there are 4 persons in the house , organic compostable waste generated is 1.25 kg/ per person/day, recyclable waste is 1 kg/person/day, electronic waste is 2 kg/per person/day and reusable waste is 0.5 kg/person/day.
b.We can apply reduce the organic compostable food by not wasting food and we can mix these leftover food with yard waste to make a nutrient rich compost. This will be beneficial for our gardens. Most of our waste is made of packaging. We should buy products that have minimum packaging. We can recycle or reuse wastes which also helps in eliminating the waste
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