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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:39:42 -0400 (EDT) From: FRIEDMAN.FRED@EPA.GOV (Fred Friedman) Subject: Re: Recycled plastics (Robert Brookmier)
July 19, 2000
Dear Robert Brookmier,
1 cubic yard of compacted HDPE plastics = 270 lbs.
1 cubic yard of uncompacted HDPE = 24 lbs
1 cubic yard of compacted PET plastics = 515 lbs.
1 cubic yard of uncompacted PET = 30-40 lbs.
1 cubic yard of compacted other plastics = 400-700 lbs
uncompacted: 50 lbs.
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