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Solid Waste Cleanup – Weights and Volumes Calculations Per Project

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Description	Approximate Pounds/Cubic Yard	Remarks
Burn Dump Debris/Ash	800-1000 1500-1800 2300	Dry Loose Wet for Dust Suppression Wet mixed with soil
Construction Debris, Asphalt or Concrete: Loose	2400
Construction Debris, Wood ; Uncompacted	400	Increase up to 100% if compacted using heavy,equipment
Earth	2100 3000	Loose/Dry. Plus 30% when compacted. Excavated/Wet
Gravel or Crushed Stone Loose/Dry	2600	Increase 20% if wet
Household Trash	800
Liquid Waste	1600	202 gal./cubic yard ~ 7 Lbs./Gal. Waste Oil, Solvent
Metals, Un-compacted	600	e.g. Appliances, Metal Siding
Send, Loose/Dry	2400	Increase 20% if damp and 30% if wet/compacted
Stone, Graded 8” max. Loose	2700	e.g. Gabion Construction. Increase 10% consolidated,in place
Wood Chips, Shredded/Dry Wood Chips/Bark w/30% Soil	300 800
Yard Waste (Vegetation) Loose	600

Formulas:

___ feet high X ___ feet wide X ___ feet long = ___ cubic feet/27 cubic feet per cubic yard = ___ cubic yards

___ cubic yards X 27 cubic feet per cubic yard = ___ cubic feet =height X width X length

Example:

The pile is 10 feet high X 30 feet wide X 150 feet long. This equates to about 45,000 cubic feet/27 cubic feet per cubic yard = approximately 1,6666 cubic yards.

___ cubic yards X ___ pounds per cubic yard (waste conversion factor) = ____ pounds/2000 pounds per ton = ____ tons

___ tons X 2000 pounds per ton/pounds per cubic yard = ___ cubic yards X 27 cubic feet per cubic yard = height X width X length

Example:

5000 cubic yards of dry sand X 2400 pounds per yard (send, dry) = 12,000,000 pounds/2000 pounds per ton = 6000 tons

View Other examples and material debris charts:

Various Construction Materials Weights Chart
Building Materials Weights Chart
Ca.gov construction/demolition calculations

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