Re: FW: [greenyes] weight to volume ratios

[Priselac.Adrienne@no.address]

Standard Weight to Volume Ratios:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/recycle/recmeas/docs/guide_b.pdf




                                                                        
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RE: Helen's question about weight-to-volume ratios


Helen...Here are some weight-to-volume rations for glass and plastic
bottles
and aluminum cans..

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-----Original Message-----
From: Helen Spiegelman [mailto:hspie@no.address]
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 5:45 PM
To: greenyes@no.address
Subject: [greenyes] weight to volume ratios


I used to have a handy chart from Resource Recycling that gave a range
of
numbers on weight-to-volume ratios, drawn from many studies, but I can't
find it.

Does anyone by any chance have any such figures handy?

Thanks!

Helen.



(See attached file: Comparison of Volume Glass vs PET.doc)