Source

Typical waste generators

Types of solid wastes

Residential

Single and multifamily dwellings

Food wastes, paper, cardboard, plastics, textiles, leather, yard wastes, wood, glass, metals, ashes, special wastes (e.g., bulky items, consumer electronics, white goods, batteries, oil, tires), and household hazardous wastes.).

Industrial

Light and heavy manufacturing, fabrication, construction sites, power and chemical plants.

Housekeeping wastes, packaging, food wastes, construction and demolition materials, hazardous wastes, ashes, special wastes.

Commercial

Stores, hotels, restaurants, markets, office buildings, etc.

Paper, cardboard, plastics, wood, food wastes, glass, metals, special wastes, hazardous wastes.

Institutional

Schools, hospitals, prisons, government centers.

Same as commercial.

Construction and demolition

New construction sites, road repair, renovation sites, demolition of buildings

Wood, steel, concrete, dirt, etc.

Municipal services

Street cleaning, landscaping, parks, beaches, other recreational areas, water and wastewater treatment plants.

Street sweepings; landscape and tree trimmings; general wastes from parks, beaches, and other recreational areas; sludge.

Process (manufacturing, etc.)

Heavy and light manufacturing, refineries, chemical plants, power plants, mineral extraction and processing.

Industrial process wastes, scrap materials, off-specification products, slay, tailings.

Agriculture

Crops, orchards, vineyards, dairies, feedlots, farms.

Spoiled food wastes, agricultural wastes, hazardous wastes (e.g., pesticides).