The composition of solid waste from a residential community is as follows:
|
Component
|
Percent by weight
|
|
Combustibles
|
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|
|
Paper and cardboard
|
35
|
|
Food Waste
|
15
|
|
Garden trimmings
|
10
|
|
Other (textiles, rubbers, leathers, woods, plastic)
|
10
|
|
Non-combustible
|
|
|
Metal
|
10
|
|
Glass
|
10
|
|
Ash
|
10
|
Eastimate
a) The moisture content
b) The Density
c) The energy content of this waste based on typical values for the components.