[greenyes] Re: OCC volumes

[JRay3@no.address]

Susan and Co.,

The ratio of OCC bales to landfill space is pretty close.  According to Chaz 
Miller's "Profiles in Garbage" column in Waste Age, which is accessible at
 http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/BFI/waste_stats.html#Corrugated Boxes
OCC in a landfill only has a density of only 750 lbs/cy, though over time I 
would expect it to get closer to 1000 lbs, even without considering leachate 
content.
Miller says that in a good OCC bale, cardboard has a density of 1000-1200 
lbs/yard. 
Your bales, if they measure 60x30x48", contain 1.85 cubic yards apiece, and 
would have a density of only 514 lbs/cy if they average 950 lbs.  This class of 
vertical baler usually doesn't exceed 1000/lb per bale, and small horizontals 
like the EX62 usually don't exceed 1250 lbs per bale, or 677 lb/cy.  
So, in conclusion, your stack of bales will be a little larger than the 
equivalent landfill volume, but your 157 tons of OCC conserved as much as 419 cubic 
yards of landfill space.  

Go forth and claim voluminous credit!

-Jay Donnaway