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TABLE 8.3 PRODUCTION-RELATED WASTE

PERCENTAGE OF
ANNUAL ANNUAL PRODUCTION-
NONHAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS RELATED WASTE
MATERIAL GENERATION (LB) GENERATION (LB) STREAM

Uncoated lead 417,026 20,430 31.2

Oxide inserts 84,514 – 6.0
Polypropylene components 103,432 – 7.4
Miscellaneous 17,242 5993 1.7

Gloves 5109 3065 0.6
Plastic gloves 1088 2492 0.3

Safety masks 123 – 0.0
Terry sleeves 2886 – 0.2

Floor sweepings 18,185 72,867 6.5
OCC* 275,512 26,532 21.6

Crepe paper – 15,169 1.1
Boxboard 10,803 6810 1.3
Kraft paper 4457 1430 0.4

Labels 8804 – 0.6
Label backing 28,569 5993 2.5

Wood 73,447 6027 5.7
Metal banding 30,959 575 2.3

Metal 6547 – 0.5
Rubber-coated metal 1894 – 0.1

Wire 1313 – 0.1
Filter material 16,845 – 1.2
Film plastic 12,079 6766 1.3

Mixed plastic 3787 1502 0.4
Plastic banding 409 737 0.1

Shredded plastic 43 – 0.0
Cloth rags 4668 5857 0.8

Paper towels 47,076 13,943 4.4
Tape – 23,859 1.7

Aerosol cans – 3933 0.3
Total 1,176,817 233,979 100.0
Employee generation 8.59 lb. per employee per day

*The generation for OCC does not include the 733,333 lb that are currently recycled by a local
vendor.

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