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Monday, May 23, 2011

Post #8-- Owen's Data

Owen collected and weighed all the waste he generated over the course of a week: I present his findings thusly.

DATE    RECYCLABLE    TRASH     COMPOSTABLE R    COMPOSTABLE T   
Sun 4/10    1.1 Oz                  0 oz              1.7 oz                          0 oz   
Mon 4/11   1.8 oz                   0 oz              1.0 oz                          0.8 oz   
Tue 4/12    2.5 oz                   0.9 oz           0.7 oz                          1.2 oz   
Wed 4/13   0.6 oz                   0 oz              1.1 oz                          0.4 oz   
Thu 4/14    1.3 oz                   1.7 oz           0.9 oz                          0.1 oz   
Fri 4/15      1.1 oz                   0.2 oz           3.8 oz                          0 oz   
Sat 4/16     1.4 oz                    1.9 oz           1.0 oz                          0 oz   
                   
                   
TOTAL RECYCLABLES: 9.8 oz.             AVERAGE PER DAY:        1.4 oz
TOTAL TRASH:                4.7 oz              AVERAGE PER DAY:        .67 oz
TOTAL COMP. R.             10.2 oz             AVERAGE PER DAY:        1.45 oz
TOTAL COMP. T.              2.5 oz               AVERAGE PER DAY:        .36 oz
TOTAL WASTE:           1 lb. 11.2 oz         AVERAGE PER DAY:        3.89 oz
                   
TOTAL TRASH ON WEEKENDS:  1.9 oz    AVERAGE PER WEEKEND DAY:   .95 oz   
TOTAL RECYCLABLES ON WEEKENDS: 2.5 oz  
AVERAGE PER WEEKEND DAY    1.25 oz   
TOTAL COMPOSTABLES ON WEEKENDS (all Comp-R)   2.7 oz  
AVERAGE PER WEEKEND DAY    1.35 oz   
TOTAL WASTE ON WEEKENDS        7.1 oz    AVERAGE PER WEEKEND DAY    3.55 oz   
                   
TRASH ON WEEKDAYS        2.8 oz                   AVERAGE PER WEEKDAY    .56 oz   
RECYCLABLES ON WEEKDAYS        7.3 oz    AVERAGE PER WEEKDAY    1.46 oz   
COMP. R. ON WEEKDAYS        7.5 oz               AVERAGE PER WEEKDAY    1.5 oz   
COMP T. ON WEEKDAYS        2.5 oz                 AVERAGE PER WEEKDAY    .5 oz   
TOTAL COMPOSTABLE ON WEEKDAYS        10 oz    AVERAGE PER WEEKDAY    2 oz   
TOTAL WASTE ON WEEKDAYS        1 lb. 4.1 oz  
AVERAGE PER WEEKDAY    4.02 oz  

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