Building Type

(Alphabetical)

Pounds Per Day

Typical (Noteworthy) Recyclables

Apartments

2.5 lbs/person – 4 lbs/bedroom – 8 lbs / unit

Cafeterias

1 lb per meal served

Department Stores / Retail

90 lbs waste per $1,000 of sales

75 lbs corrugated per $1,000 of sales

Discount Stores

70 lbs waste per $1,000 of sales

60 lbs corrugated per $1,000 of sales

Fast Food

200 lbs per $1,000 of sales

Hospitals / Medical Centers

16 lbs per occupied bed

Hotels– First Class

3.2 lbs per room + 2 lbs per meal served

Hotels - Economy

1.7 lbs per room + 1.2 lbs per meal served

Motels

2 lbs per room

Manufacturing

100 – 399 employees

3 lbs per person

400 – 1,000 employees

7 lbs per person

Nursing / Retirement Homes

5 lbs per person

Office

1 lb per 100 square feet

Restaurants

1.5 lbs per meal served

Schools

1 lb per person with cafeteria (.5 without)

Shopping Centers / Malls

2.5 lbs per square feet

Supermarkets

165 lbs per $1,000 of sales

100 lbs corrugated per $1,000 of sales

Warehouse

1 lb per 100 square feet

Source: National Solid Waste Management Association