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http://dx.doi.org/10.7844/kirr.2017.26.6.102

Estimation of the Bulk Density for Recyclable Residential Wastes  

Kim, Byung-Tae (Division of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Daejin University)
Kim, Myeong-Woon (Division of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Daejin University)
Lee, Chang-Hae (Division of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Daejin University)
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Resources Recycling / v.26, no.6, 2017 , pp. 102-107 More about this Journal
Abstract
To estimate the bulk density applying the composition rate for recyclable residential waste, the composition rates by volume and weight basis, the bulk densities of the separated and commingled wastes were investigated four times respectively for recyclable waste of 1,800 kg transported to waste recovery facility. The bulk densities for separated wastes were $379.0kg/m^3$ of glass bottles that is highest and metals, residues, others, cans, plastics in order. The composition rates for each separated waste were changed widely depending on either volume basis or weight basis. The composition rate by weight basis as 40.6% of the glass bottles, 32.6% of the plastics were changed to 60.2% of the plastics and 8.9% of the glass bottles in that by volume basis. The bulk density of the commingled wastes applying the composition rate by volume basis showed the similar value to the measured density than by weight basis. So it was estimated that the composition rate by volume basis was appropriate for determining the bulk density of the commingled recyclable wastes.
Keywords
bulk density; composition rate; recyclable waste; residential waste; separation process;
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